Then and Than
 

Ok, getting annoyed at people who can't distinguish the difference. I'm no wordsmith, but then and than are grammatically different. My nephew sends me text messages using then instead of than and I've corrected him a million times....AARRGGHH
Such as; "I'm more then happy with them" :mad:

Than stop correcting him! :D

It's not worth correcting them because they don't care or pay any attention to detail. Drives me crazy as well. Seems like correction just reinforces the bad behavior.

$20 says he would also use 'another words' instead of the correct phrase.

comes from not reading.

and being a dumbass.

Do they teach English in school these days?

Granted, from the 5th grade until the 8th grade, I went to a private school because the local public school in Pensacola was REALLY atrocious. But I remember diagramming sentences and we had to know and be able to name each part of a sentence (verbs, adverbs, predicate adjectives, predicate nomnatives, dependent clauses, prepositional phrases, etc....) That's served me well.

Kids don't read much these days and the stuff that they do read is online written by other idiots, so they're clueless.

Check out the movie "Idiocracy". It'll make you laugh and cry.

For all intensive purposes, it sounds like you need to have a "no holes barred" discussion.

haha, missed the sarcasm

hahahahah

ROFLMAO

don't forget "no holds barred"

Forget points of grammar - we have more folks who cannot even converse in basic English larger than your entire population!

alot more reading and less time on the PC could of prevented these mistakes were seeing. rather then buy you're kid a videogame, get them a book. than their much better off.

I think that would land you in hot water with Child Protective Services.

you're or your?

...it was too easy. haha

I would through the book at hem.

You're missing a bunch.

alot --> not a word

could of --> could have

were --> we're

you're --> your

than --> then

their --> they're

Yeah, I think (hope) those are intentional, intended to screw with the OP.

example above ^.

That's great the way you manage to convey an idea and provide an example of it at the same time.

I dont correct people but grammer errors really get to me. If english is your first language, at least learn how to use the basics. Then/than, to/too, I/me, effect/affect...

cement > concrete

Spelling isn't your thing either, huh? grammar and "English" is always capitalized.

;)

I don't normally correct folks, except for two people that I know well enough to know that they won't be offended and appreciate it, they are welcome to correct me too. What I normally correct for them is not grammar. They both read extensively, so it's usually pronunciation of words that aren't commonly spoken.

bob the angry flower