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faltryka@lemmy.world 1 year 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 1 year 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 1 year 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 1 year ago
Maybe Americans should quit teaching their children dialects that damage their ability to spell.
erusuoyera@sh.itjust.works 1 year ago
You from New Zealand? Look in the mirror and say “can’t”.
faltryka@lemmy.world 1 year ago
That’s not really how language… or humans… or culture… work.