| mech., bryt.ang. |
different than ("Different to", in the typically British usage His house is different to mine, is rarely encountered in American English; in American English, purists condemn "different than", as in His house is different than mine, which is increasingly heard in British English; purists on both sides of the Atlantic prefer "different from"); different to ("Different to", in the typically British usage His house is different to mine, is rarely encountered in American English; in American English, purists condemn "different than", as in His house is different than mine, which is increasingly heard in British English; purists on both sides of the Atlantic prefer "different from") |
