Have you caught people doing mistake in "Then" and Than" ?

@keval32 (1096)
India
May 24, 2010 3:01am CST
I think many people do mistakes while using these word "Then" and "Than", specially those whose mother tongue isn't English, and not speaking English very often. Sometimes I also do mistake in those words, actually there's completely different meanings of those words, I don't need to mention the meanings here. So myLotters have you caught people sometimes having mistakes with these words? Or do you make mistakes sometimes with these words?
6 responses
@meowcow (931)
• Philippines
24 May 10
No, I'm kind of a grammar nazzi. I don't like to correct people though. I know people hate to be corrected. But I often do see those kinds of mistakes especially in the comments sections of some funny sites or something. "This is better then peanut butter!" Lol I just laugh. In a light way though I don't laugh AT them. I know it's hard to figure out another language. I just laugh to myself sometimes when I imagine that it's some American kid making those grammatical or spelling mistakes. Something like this.. "He could of been a football player!". Lol I love that.
@meowcow (931)
• Philippines
25 May 10
Ah yes definitely. I think it's because it's how they hear it and it's just how they interpret it. I can understand how someone could interpret "could have" for "could of" or "then" for "than" as kids, I hope they're not adults and I really hope someone out there corrects them though. Seems awfully embarrassing to be so wrong with your own native language. ^^
@keval32 (1096)
• India
26 May 10
Right, it seems embarrassing to be wrong with own native language.
@keval32 (1096)
• India
25 May 10
Hmmmmm that's shocking that even English speakers makes such mistakes, that grammatical mistakes you figured out here can be said as a bug mistakes for those whose mother tongue is English, isn't it?
@Jaluke (676)
• United States
24 May 10
I don't often mistake the words just because I've done a lot of writing myself. I've taken a few writing classes in my time at college and I think that has assisted me greatly in not making mistakes like that. I do have to admit though that sometimes whenever I'm online typing and my brain and hands get moving too fast I'll do it as a typo. It's very rarely that it occurs for me though.
@keval32 (1096)
• India
24 May 10
Hmmm you're not having problems with words, probably because your mother tongue is English. Isn't it?
@Jaluke (676)
• United States
24 May 10
Yeah that is true, but I do know a lot of people who do speak English as their main language who often mix up the two in their writing as well.
@keval32 (1096)
• India
25 May 10
Oh that's much surprising for me, that people who is speaking English very often do such mistakes.
@don_naces (464)
• Philippines
24 May 10
I have encountered a lot of people committing mistakes with regard to the proper usage of the words than and then. I cannot remember that I committed mistakes about these words. Anyway if you are using spell check tool, this mistake will be easily corrected.
@keval32 (1096)
• India
25 May 10
This is grammatical mistake man, that is not spelling mistake and spell checker won't correct it.
• Philippines
24 May 10
I've been seeing grammar mistake here. I'm not an american. I don't speak nor write fluent english but the mistakes are too noticeable for me. I don't mind though. As long as i understand them it's alright. I also see others using 'should of' instead of 'should have'. Just to mention more.
@keval32 (1096)
• India
25 May 10
It's shocking that people do mistakes whose mother tongue is English.
@Fulltank (2882)
• Philippines
24 May 10
Yeah, even myself got confused over these simple English words. And lots of other English words I used incorrectly such as this & these, is & are, in & on, etc. My grade school daughter sometimes corrected me if she happens to heard some of these mistakes.lol
@keval32 (1096)
• India
25 May 10
Oh you're having great confusion between those words you mentioned.
• United States
24 May 10
I am from America and always end up making this mistake, it is hard not too.
@keval32 (1096)
• India
25 May 10
It's shocking !!
@keval32 (1096)
• India
25 May 10
Meluan, I found it shocking because it's America and the main language is there is English, so it must be shocking for one who is from outside like me, that American does mistakes in English, so we must be forgivable if we do mistakes. Isn't it?