tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24744976.post1602650741921323062..comments2007-04-12T20:58:06.741-05:00Kevin Surbaughhttps://profiles.google.com/114850083782944258911noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24744976.post-87299377673054040952007-04-12T20:58:00.000-05:002007-04-12T20:58:00.000-05:007. Cook my own meals at home, rather then eating out.<BR/><BR/>14. Go to thrift stores, yard sales, and auctions, rather then buying new.<BR/><BR/>22. When weather is nice, I walk the 3 blocks to church rather then driving <BR/>(I usually would have to park 2 blocks away anyway).I do the same thing (or bicycle to neighborhood meetings.<BR/><BR/>23. I pop my own popcorn, rather then buying microwave popcorn. I think it tastes better anyway.<BR/><BR/>You mean “than” in all of these cases.<BR/><BR/>THAN <BR/><BR/> Unlike then, than is not related to time. Than is used in comparative statements.<BR/><BR/><BR/>EXAMPLES:<BR/><BR/>~Another pair of words that I see misused far more often <BR/>than not is than and then.<BR/>~He is taller than I am.<BR/>~Other than the interest on a small inheritance, he had no income.<BR/>~Today's students certainly do seem to read less than students in previous generations did.<BR/>~We learned more on the playground than we did in the classroom.<BR/>~Despite their lack of flavor, the hothouse tomatoes cost far more than those from the farmers' market.<BR/><BR/><BR/>THEN<BR/><BR/> Then is used either as a time marker or with a sequence of events.<BR/><BR/><BR/>EXAMPLES:<BR/><BR/>~I took all of the exams in the morning, and then I spent the rest of the day catching up on sleep.<BR/>~Back then we knew what was expected of us.<BR/>~I bought apples from this orchard last summer, but I seem to remember paying more for them then.<BR/>~Look over the study guide first, and then if you still have questions bring them up in class.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com