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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" 
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Than stop correcting him!
 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. |
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$20 says he would also use 'another words' instead of the correct phrase.
comes from not reading. and being a dumbass.
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Do they teach English in school these days?
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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.
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For all intensive purposes, it sounds like you need to have a "no holes barred" discussion.
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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.
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...it was too easy. haha
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I would through the book at hem.
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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.
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That's great the way you manage to convey an idea and provide an example of it at the same time.
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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...
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 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.
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