{"id":72232,"date":"2019-09-17T06:27:49","date_gmt":"2019-09-17T06:27:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/?p=72232"},"modified":"2019-09-17T06:27:49","modified_gmt":"2019-09-17T06:27:49","slug":"different-to-vs-different-from-vs-different-than","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/different-to-vs-different-from-vs-different-than\/","title":{"rendered":"Different To vs. Different From vs. Different Than"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Different<\/b> is an adjective. It can be modified by any <\/b>and no<\/b>, little <\/b>and not much<\/b>.<\/p>\n
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  • \u2018How is the patient doctor?\u2019 \u2018No different<\/b>.\u2019<\/li>\n
  • His ideas are little different <\/b>from those of his friends.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Quite<\/b> different means \u2018completely different\u2019.<\/p>\n

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    • I thought you would be like your sister, but you are quite different<\/b>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      Different<\/b> can also be modified by very<\/b>.<\/p>\n

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      • She is very different <\/b>from her sister.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

        Prepositions after different<\/h3>\n

        From <\/b>is generally used after different<\/b>. To <\/b>is also common in British English.<\/p>\n

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        • American football is very different from\/to <\/b>soccer.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

          After different<\/b>, Americans use from<\/b> or than.<\/b><\/p>\n

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          • American football is very different from\/than <\/b>soccer.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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