Tuesday, December 3, 2013

Language Errors You got to do without: #lesson 2 (Then & Than)



Hi Team,

I hope since my previous post, we’d use for with duration always.

Today, let me share the story of Then & Than.

They are one of the similar sounding words of English Language (or for the most, pronounced similarly); however, they’re used very differently.

Then (Adverb): It has multiple usage, but the most common of it is showing time (to show the order in which actions/tasks are performed): Once a TM has successfully completed the training, then we move them to Operations. (We also use it to show conditions: If you work in XYZ for 5 years, then you’ll be eligible for gratuity.)

670px-UseThenThan-Step-2Than (Conjunction): It is used only when we’ve to compare. When you are talking about a noun (thing, person, place or concept) being more, less, better, cooler, hotter, etc. in relation to another noun, the word than is necessary: The count of TMs in ABC is more than EFG C2C & Email.

And there goes my #lesson 2.

Additionally, on the day of Thanksgiving, I’d like to say  thank you  to all of you for bearing the Grammar Police Avatar of me and in turn help me to help us to make English better