In this episode, Linda takes a look at the differences between “then” and “than”. Enjoy the episode!

Linda is a German/American ITTT alumna, teaching English in South Korea.

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This mistake is one of the most common ones – even for native English speakers.

Let’s take a look at this sentence:

My car is better then yours.

Does this look right to you? Nope, sorry. It should be ‘than’.

‘Than’ is a conjunction used to compare things, whereas ‘then’ is an adverb used to situate actions in time, such as here:

I woke up, and then I took a shower.


The next time you’re using ‘then/than’ in a sentence, ask yourself whether it is used to sequence actions or to compare things and you’ll definitely get it right.

That’s it for today! See you next time!