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faltryka@lemmy.world 10 months ago
than…
As a non-native speaker of english, I can’t get my head around this grammatical mistake. Than and then are completely different!
This is a common mistake for many native English speakers and highlights the different challenges in speaking a language and writing a language.
In many regions of the US for example, “than” and “then” are often pronounced exactly the same.
Maybe Americans should quit teaching their children dialects that damage their ability to spell.
You from New Zealand? Look in the mirror and say “can’t”.
That’s not really how language… or humans… or culture… work.
diegantobass@lemmy.world 10 months ago
As a non-native speaker of english, I can’t get my head around this grammatical mistake. Than and then are completely different!
faltryka@lemmy.world 10 months ago
This is a common mistake for many native English speakers and highlights the different challenges in speaking a language and writing a language.
In many regions of the US for example, “than” and “then” are often pronounced exactly the same.
dragonfucker@lemmy.nz 10 months ago
Maybe Americans should quit teaching their children dialects that damage their ability to spell.
erusuoyera@sh.itjust.works 10 months ago
You from New Zealand? Look in the mirror and say “can’t”.
faltryka@lemmy.world 10 months ago
That’s not really how language… or humans… or culture… work.