Re: Different....'THAN' ..vs. FROM

[dmbrown -at- brown-inc -dot- com]

> 
> 1. Irregular forms will tend to die out in favor of regular forms.

It's hard to imagine anyone saying "A differs than B," so I doubt this particular form will be leaving us.

> 2. English teachers will defend irregular forms with the tenacity and
> ferocity of a mother bear defending her cubs.

Hey, *somebody* has to preserve the gene pool.  :)

> 
> In practice, both forms are commonly understood and inoffensive to the
> average ear so any effort expended on changing from one to the other (in
> either direction) is wasted.

Unless your department style is to use "from" and you're interested in consistency.

--David 
 
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