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Ajescent on 04 September 2012
Adinnieken said:
Ajescent said:
Slightly on (not really) topic question. I'm convinced it's "Different from or to" but I keep hearing people saying it's "Different than" As in Apples are different from/to/than oranges. Am I right?

No. 

All three are technically acceptable.  "Different from" is the most widely accepted, "Different to" is chiefly British, and "Different than" is not prefered but acceptable.  Than is used for comparison, so I'm not sure why one would feel it is incorrect, personally.

"Different than" suggests there are 3 items being referred to e.g "Apples are more different than Oranges to tangerines". But in the example I gave, only 2 items are being compared, "than" is incorrect.



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klumminati on 04 September 2012

Only in Fanboy Land, where Actors are thought to be exclusive rather than working for the highest bidder like assassins or mercenaries. Am I the only one who sees the Playstation as Nintendo? Nintendo birthed the Playstation but tried to abort it and we all (gamers...i.e Xbox, wii, ps) forever benefited from that division.



Just because you chose to quote a famous dead person does not mean that you are some type of intellect nor does it mean that the quote in question is correct.

Adinnieken on 04 September 2012
Ajescent said:
Adinnieken said:
Ajescent said:
Slightly on (not really) topic question. I'm convinced it's "Different from or to" but I keep hearing people saying it's "Different than" As in Apples are different from/to/than oranges. Am I right?

No. 

All three are technically acceptable.  "Different from" is the most widely accepted, "Different to" is chiefly British, and "Different than" is not prefered but acceptable.  Than is used for comparison, so I'm not sure why one would feel it is incorrect, personally.

"Different than" suggests there are 3 items being referred to e.g "Apples are more different than Oranges to tangerines". But in the example I gave, only 2 items are being compared, "than" is incorrect.

I'm telling you, "than" is an accepted form. Type "Different from, Different to, Different than" in Google or Bing and you'll find a topic that actually covers this.

http://data.grammarbook.com/blog/adjectives-adverbs/different-from-vs-different-than/
http://www.dailywritingtips.com/different-from-different-to-different-than/

Than = compared to

Thus "An apple is different compared to an orange." or "An apple is different than an orange."

EDIT: Links added

I'm not saying it's a preferred use, I'm just saying it is an accepted use.




Ajescent on 04 September 2012
Adinnieken said:
Ajescent said:
Adinnieken said:
Ajescent said:
Slightly on (not really) topic question. I'm convinced it's "Different from or to" but I keep hearing people saying it's "Different than" As in Apples are different from/to/than oranges. Am I right?

No. 

All three are technically acceptable.  "Different from" is the most widely accepted, "Different to" is chiefly British, and "Different than" is not prefered but acceptable.  Than is used for comparison, so I'm not sure why one would feel it is incorrect, personally.

"Different than" suggests there are 3 items being referred to e.g "Apples are more different than Oranges to tangerines". But in the example I gave, only 2 items are being compared, "than" is incorrect.

I'm telling you, "than" is an accepted form. Type "Different from, Different to, Different than" in Google or Bing and you'll find a topic that actually covers this.

http://data.grammarbook.com/blog/adjectives-adverbs/different-from-vs-different-than/
http://www.dailywritingtips.com/different-from-different-to-different-than/

Than = compared to

Thus "An apple is different compared to an orange." or "An apple is different than an orange."

EDIT: Links added

I'm not saying it's a preferred use, I'm just saying it is an accepted use.

http://www.dailywritingtips.com/different-from-different-to-different-than/ 

It would seem, then, that any of the three is acceptable.

Nevertheless, the concluding advice at Bartleby.com agrees with my own:

…for Formal and Oratorical levels: stick with different from.

 

I think I'll stick to my way.



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richardhutnik on 04 September 2012
Rafux said:
They have taken everything from us, is there nothing sacred anymore?

Taken?  Sony likely disposed of him, and Bridgestone was eager to get their hands on a VP of everything and make him do research.



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noname2200 on 04 September 2012

When will the moneyhats end, Nintendo?



richardhutnik on 04 September 2012
kowenicki said:
RolStoppable said:
richardhutnik said:

Apparently earlier this year:

http://www.ripten.com/2012/02/05/sonys-kevin-butler-takes-new-position-as-vp-of-bridgestone-football-technology/

Sony must of been done with the whole Kevin Butler campaign, so they let the actor go.  Then apparently, because he got let go, he landed elsewhere, and this happened.  Sony must of felt they could also keep the character, but let the actor go.  They are having a Kevin Butler Sackboy in the LBP Karting game coming out also:

http://blog.us.playstation.com/2012/08/30/littlebigplanet-karting-game-jam-video-pre-order-goodies-detailed/

I do wonder what his contract is.  

And I was going to try to make light of this, but it does look like there is a bit of a dramatic side, and I am a Kevin Butler fan.

"of" is not a verb.

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Amen.  

The Amen is to what?  Was it for the correction of something I linked to?  I hope so, because in what I wrote, there were a number of verbs: do, wonder, was, going, make, is, am.  None of these are the word "of".  



richardhutnik on 04 September 2012
klumminati said:
Only in Fanboy Land, where Actors are thought to be exclusive rather than working for the highest bidder like assassins or mercenaries. Am I the only one who sees the Playstation as Nintendo? Nintendo birthed the Playstation but tried to abort it and we all (gamers...i.e Xbox, wii, ps) forever benefited from that division.

In the world of mercenaries, the mercenaries are seen as disposable.  Contractors are pawns released the moment companies no longer need them.  I believe this then leads to why mascots are usually created by companies, so they never let them go, and never have to pay them.  When you employ a Kevin Butler character, and then decide to let the actor go, it gets ackward. 

Heck, I am wondering what happened to Ugoff, on another note.



noname2200 on 04 September 2012
richardhutnik said:

The Amen is to what?  Was it for the correction of something I linked to?  I hope so, because in what I wrote, there were a number of verbs: do, wonder, was, going, make, is, am.  None of these are the word "of".  

It's "must have." Or "must've" if you're being colloquial, and which sounds like "must of" but is not.



richardhutnik on 04 September 2012
pezus said:
richardhutnik said:
kowenicki said:
RolStoppable said:
richardhutnik said:

Apparently earlier this year:

http://www.ripten.com/2012/02/05/sonys-kevin-butler-takes-new-position-as-vp-of-bridgestone-football-technology/

Sony must of been done with the whole Kevin Butler campaign, so they let the actor go.  Then apparently, because he got let go, he landed elsewhere, and this happened.  Sony must of felt they could also keep the character, but let the actor go.  They are having a Kevin Butler Sackboy in the LBP Karting game coming out also:

http://blog.us.playstation.com/2012/08/30/littlebigplanet-karting-game-jam-video-pre-order-goodies-detailed/

I do wonder what his contract is.  

And I was going to try to make light of this, but it does look like there is a bit of a dramatic side, and I am a Kevin Butler fan.

"of" is not a verb.

This message is brought to you by "Let's teach English to native English speakers", a campaign that is very much needed.


Amen.  

The Amen is to what?  Was it for the correction of something I linked to?  I hope so, because in what I wrote, there were a number of verbs: do, wonder, was, going, make, is, am.  None of these are the word "of".  

" Sony must of been done with the whole Kevin Butler campaign "

"Sony must of felt they could also keep the character"

http://grammarist.com/usage/must-of/