{"id":425,"date":"2022-09-22T07:41:00","date_gmt":"2022-09-22T07:41:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.paperpal.com\/blog\/?p=425"},"modified":"2024-02-21T10:45:43","modified_gmt":"2024-02-21T10:45:43","slug":"then-vs-than","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/paperpal.com\/blog\/academic-writing-guides\/language-grammar\/then-vs-than","title":{"rendered":"How and When to Use \u2018then\u2019 vs. \u2018than\u2019 [with Examples]"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"bsf_rt_marker\"><\/div><p>English has long been established as the language of scholarly publishing, with 95% of the research output being published in English-language journals.<sup>1<\/sup> On the other hand, poor language or grammar can also distract from your research and is among one of the key reasons for manuscript rejection.<sup>2<\/sup> This highlights the importance of ensuring the manuscripts you submit are written carefully and polished to eliminate avoidable errors. However, English can be complex especially for those non-native English speakers. There are a lot of words that are used incorrectly, especially words that not only sound similar but also look alike. In this article, we focus on then vs. than, which are often mixed up. Read on to know the difference between \u2018then\u2019 and \u2018than\u2019 and how you can use them correctly.<\/p>\n<h2>What is the difference between then and than?<\/h2>\n<p><em>The <\/em>words&nbsp;<em>then<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em>and<em>&nbsp;than<\/em>&nbsp;may sound the same but have different meanings and are used differently in the English language.<\/p>\n<p><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>Then<\/em>&nbsp;is used to refer to time or a sequence of events. See the examples below:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>I miss my time at college, everything was much easier <em>then<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li>We are flying to New York on Friday, <em>then<\/em> to Paris on Sunday.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Than<\/em>&nbsp;is used to draw a comparison and usually appears in combination with other words, for instance heavier than, greater than, fewer than, etc. See the examples below:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>This table is heavier <em>than<\/em> four of the dining room chairs.<\/li>\n<li>Hannah and I ate more <em>than<\/em> our share of cake last evening.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>As you can see, these words cannot be used interchangeably or they could change the intended meaning. <em>That brings us <\/em>to the next point where we discuss when to use then vs. than.<\/p>\n<h2>Understanding how and when to use then vs. than<\/h2>\n<h3><strong>When to Use Then <\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><em>Then<\/em>&nbsp;is most commonly used as either an adverb, noun or an adjective.<sup>3<\/sup><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>When<em> then<\/em> is used as an adverb of time it indicates that one event follows another. For example:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li>Turn left at the next street, <em>then <\/em>take a U-Turn.<\/li>\n<li>I graduated from college, <em>then<\/em> I took up an apprenticeship in Berlin.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ol start=\"2\">\n<li>When <em>then<\/em> is used as a conjunctive adverb it connects two ideas or clauses in sentence, just like a conjunction. For example:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li>We can go to the movies, but <em>then<\/em> we have an important exam tomorrow.<\/li>\n<li>When my sister will be home, only <em>then <\/em>will I be able to relax<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/paperpal.com\/?utm_source=contentmarketing&amp;utm_medium=paperpal-blog&amp;utm_campaign=then-than\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-716 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.paperpal.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/03_WordBanner_780x200px-2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"780\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/paperpal.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/03_WordBanner_780x200px-2.png 780w, https:\/\/paperpal.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/03_WordBanner_780x200px-2-300x77.png 300w, https:\/\/paperpal.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/03_WordBanner_780x200px-2-768x197.png 768w, https:\/\/paperpal.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/03_WordBanner_780x200px-2-585x150.png 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ol start=\"3\">\n<li>When<em> then<\/em> functions as a noun, its usage signals a point in time. For example:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li>David used to be really strict, but he has become slightly easy-going since <em>then<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li>The show gets over at 9:00, but I&#8217;ll be home before <em>then<\/em>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ol start=\"4\">\n<li>When <em>then<\/em> is used as an adjective, it describes a condition or a position that used to be true but is not anymore. For example:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li>The meeting was addressed by <em>then<\/em> President Bill Gates.<\/li>\n<li>Paula\u2019s<em> then<\/em> best friend was at the conference yesterday.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>When to Use Than<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><em>Than<\/em>&nbsp;is a conjunction that is used for making comparisons between elements, objects, and people.<sup> 3<\/sup> For example:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>There were more <em>than<\/em> 5,000 people in the room.<\/li>\n<li>Fewer <em>than<\/em> a dozen students showed up for the class.<\/li>\n<li>Did you hear that less <em>than <\/em>20% of the population wears a mask in the city?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In all the above examples,&nbsp;<em>than<\/em>&nbsp;is introducing a comparison between two things. Remember, no matter what you are comparing, be it be time, money or speed, if a comparison is taking place,&nbsp;<em>than&nbsp;<\/em>is the right word to use.<\/p>\n<h2>Commonly confused then vs. than examples<\/h2>\n<p>There are some sentences where the then vs. than battle gets even more intense because the sentence makes sense using both the words. However, the message you\u2019re trying to convey becomes different as you replace one word with another.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s an example:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>I would rather cook<em> than<\/em> eat outside food.<\/li>\n<li>I would rather cook <em>then<\/em> eat outside food.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In the above example the two sentences communicate different meanings. The first sentence says you prefer cooking to eating outside. The second says you prefer to cook first and eat outside food second. The second sentence isn\u2019t wrong, unless your intended meaning is a comparison.<\/p>\n<h2>In a nutshell<\/h2>\n<p>Use <em>then<\/em><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong>when you want to express a sense of time or what comes next or used to be.<\/p>\n<p>Use<em> than<\/em>&nbsp;when you intend to form comparisons between two things or people.<\/p>\n<p>The two words are very close in the way they sound and appear, so it\u2019s the message you\u2019re trying to convey that will decide when you use then vs. than.<\/p>\n<h2>References<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>Torres, A. <em>The importance of the languages of scientific publications<\/em> (2017) Available at: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.revistacomunicar.com\/wp\/school-of-authors\/the-importance-of-the-languages-of-scientific-publications\/\">https:\/\/www.revistacomunicar.com\/wp\/school-of-authors\/the-importance-of-the-languages-of-scientific-publications\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Khadilkar, S.S. <em>Rejection Blues: Why Do Research Papers Get Rejected?<\/em><em>J Obstet Gynecol India<\/em>&nbsp;<strong>68<\/strong>, 239\u2013241 (2018). <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s13224-018-1153-1\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s13224-018-1153-1&nbsp;<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Merriam Webster Dictionary. <a style=\"font-size: 14px;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.merriam-webster.com\/\">https:\/\/www.merriam-webster.com\/<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>English has long been established as the language of scholarly publishing, with 95% of the research output being published in English-language journals.1 On the other hand, poor language or grammar&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":446,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","_FSMCFIC_featured_image_caption":"","_FSMCFIC_featured_image_nocaption":"","_FSMCFIC_featured_image_hide":"","_ayudawp_aiss_exclude":false,"_ayudawp_aiss_summary":"","_ayudawp_aiss_summary_provider":"","_ayudawp_aiss_summary_hash":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[124],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-425","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-language-grammar"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>How and When to Use \u2018then\u2019 vs. \u2018than\u2019 [with Examples] | Paperpal<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Than and then are easy to confuse. And an instance of poor usage of grammar in your research can distract the reader from the point you\u2019re trying to make. So how and when to use \u2018then\u2019 vs \u2018than\u2019 while writing? This article gives you a detailed explanation.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/paperpal.com\/blog\/academic-writing-guides\/language-grammar\/then-vs-than\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"How and When to Use \u2018then\u2019 vs. \u2018than\u2019 [with Examples] | Paperpal\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Than and then are easy to confuse. And an instance of poor usage of grammar in your research can distract the reader from the point you\u2019re trying to make. So how and when to use \u2018then\u2019 vs \u2018than\u2019 while writing? This article gives you a detailed explanation.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/paperpal.com\/blog\/academic-writing-guides\/language-grammar\/then-vs-than\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Paperpal Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2022-09-22T07:41:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2024-02-21T10:45:43+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/pp-blog.paperpal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/pexels-olia-danilevich-4974915-scaled.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"2560\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1707\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Arushi Gupta\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Arushi Gupta\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/paperpal.com\\\/blog\\\/academic-writing-guides\\\/language-grammar\\\/then-vs-than#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/paperpal.com\\\/blog\\\/academic-writing-guides\\\/language-grammar\\\/then-vs-than\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Arushi Gupta\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/paperpal.com\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/6f939b9e1f318fe36f48714c63662dcc\"},\"headline\":\"How and When to Use \u2018then\u2019 vs. \u2018than\u2019 [with Examples]\",\"datePublished\":\"2022-09-22T07:41:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-02-21T10:45:43+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/paperpal.com\\\/blog\\\/academic-writing-guides\\\/language-grammar\\\/then-vs-than\"},\"wordCount\":830,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/paperpal.com\\\/blog\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/paperpal.com\\\/blog\\\/academic-writing-guides\\\/language-grammar\\\/then-vs-than#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/paperpal.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/09\\\/pexels-olia-danilevich-4974915-scaled.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"Language &amp; Grammar\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/paperpal.com\\\/blog\\\/academic-writing-guides\\\/language-grammar\\\/then-vs-than\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/paperpal.com\\\/blog\\\/academic-writing-guides\\\/language-grammar\\\/then-vs-than\",\"name\":\"How and When to Use \u2018then\u2019 vs. \u2018than\u2019 [with Examples] | Paperpal\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/paperpal.com\\\/blog\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/paperpal.com\\\/blog\\\/academic-writing-guides\\\/language-grammar\\\/then-vs-than#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/paperpal.com\\\/blog\\\/academic-writing-guides\\\/language-grammar\\\/then-vs-than#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/paperpal.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/09\\\/pexels-olia-danilevich-4974915-scaled.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2022-09-22T07:41:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-02-21T10:45:43+00:00\",\"description\":\"Than and then are easy to confuse. And an instance of poor usage of grammar in your research can distract the reader from the point you\u2019re trying to make. So how and when to use \u2018then\u2019 vs \u2018than\u2019 while writing? This article gives you a detailed explanation.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/paperpal.com\\\/blog\\\/academic-writing-guides\\\/language-grammar\\\/then-vs-than#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/paperpal.com\\\/blog\\\/academic-writing-guides\\\/language-grammar\\\/then-vs-than\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/paperpal.com\\\/blog\\\/academic-writing-guides\\\/language-grammar\\\/then-vs-than#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/paperpal.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/09\\\/pexels-olia-danilevich-4974915-scaled.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/paperpal.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/09\\\/pexels-olia-danilevich-4974915-scaled.jpg\",\"width\":2560,\"height\":1707,\"caption\":\"How and when to use \u2018then\u2019 vs \u2018than\u2019 [with examples]\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/paperpal.com\\\/blog\\\/academic-writing-guides\\\/language-grammar\\\/then-vs-than#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/paperpal.com\\\/blog\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"How and When to Use \u2018then\u2019 vs. \u2018than\u2019 [with Examples]\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/paperpal.com\\\/blog\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/paperpal.com\\\/blog\\\/\",\"name\":\"Paperpal Blog\",\"description\":\"\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/paperpal.com\\\/blog\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/paperpal.com\\\/blog\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/paperpal.com\\\/blog\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Paperpal Blog\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/paperpal.com\\\/blog\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/paperpal.com\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/paperpal.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/10\\\/cropped-cropped-paperpal-logo.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/paperpal.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/10\\\/cropped-cropped-paperpal-logo.png\",\"width\":202,\"height\":60,\"caption\":\"Paperpal Blog\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/paperpal.com\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/paperpal.com\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/6f939b9e1f318fe36f48714c63662dcc\",\"name\":\"Arushi Gupta\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/1efb2f02c8b6ad843b0f3409baa7d7e6d8d840ba0ee5a5aa39ac6965d09e124d?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/1efb2f02c8b6ad843b0f3409baa7d7e6d8d840ba0ee5a5aa39ac6965d09e124d?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/1efb2f02c8b6ad843b0f3409baa7d7e6d8d840ba0ee5a5aa39ac6965d09e124d?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Arushi Gupta\"},\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/paperpal.com\\\/blog\\\/author\\\/arushi-gupta\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"How and When to Use \u2018then\u2019 vs. \u2018than\u2019 [with Examples] | Paperpal","description":"Than and then are easy to confuse. And an instance of poor usage of grammar in your research can distract the reader from the point you\u2019re trying to make. So how and when to use \u2018then\u2019 vs \u2018than\u2019 while writing? This article gives you a detailed explanation.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/paperpal.com\/blog\/academic-writing-guides\/language-grammar\/then-vs-than","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"How and When to Use \u2018then\u2019 vs. \u2018than\u2019 [with Examples] | Paperpal","og_description":"Than and then are easy to confuse. And an instance of poor usage of grammar in your research can distract the reader from the point you\u2019re trying to make. So how and when to use \u2018then\u2019 vs \u2018than\u2019 while writing? This article gives you a detailed explanation.","og_url":"https:\/\/paperpal.com\/blog\/academic-writing-guides\/language-grammar\/then-vs-than","og_site_name":"Paperpal Blog","article_published_time":"2022-09-22T07:41:00+00:00","article_modified_time":"2024-02-21T10:45:43+00:00","og_image":[{"width":2560,"height":1707,"url":"https:\/\/pp-blog.paperpal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/pexels-olia-danilevich-4974915-scaled.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Arushi Gupta","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Arushi Gupta","Est. reading time":"4 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/paperpal.com\/blog\/academic-writing-guides\/language-grammar\/then-vs-than#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/paperpal.com\/blog\/academic-writing-guides\/language-grammar\/then-vs-than"},"author":{"name":"Arushi Gupta","@id":"https:\/\/paperpal.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/6f939b9e1f318fe36f48714c63662dcc"},"headline":"How and When to Use \u2018then\u2019 vs. \u2018than\u2019 [with Examples]","datePublished":"2022-09-22T07:41:00+00:00","dateModified":"2024-02-21T10:45:43+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/paperpal.com\/blog\/academic-writing-guides\/language-grammar\/then-vs-than"},"wordCount":830,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/paperpal.com\/blog\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/paperpal.com\/blog\/academic-writing-guides\/language-grammar\/then-vs-than#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/paperpal.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/pexels-olia-danilevich-4974915-scaled.jpg","articleSection":["Language &amp; Grammar"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/paperpal.com\/blog\/academic-writing-guides\/language-grammar\/then-vs-than","url":"https:\/\/paperpal.com\/blog\/academic-writing-guides\/language-grammar\/then-vs-than","name":"How and When to Use \u2018then\u2019 vs. \u2018than\u2019 [with Examples] | Paperpal","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/paperpal.com\/blog\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/paperpal.com\/blog\/academic-writing-guides\/language-grammar\/then-vs-than#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/paperpal.com\/blog\/academic-writing-guides\/language-grammar\/then-vs-than#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/paperpal.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/pexels-olia-danilevich-4974915-scaled.jpg","datePublished":"2022-09-22T07:41:00+00:00","dateModified":"2024-02-21T10:45:43+00:00","description":"Than and then are easy to confuse. And an instance of poor usage of grammar in your research can distract the reader from the point you\u2019re trying to make. So how and when to use \u2018then\u2019 vs \u2018than\u2019 while writing? This article gives you a detailed explanation.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/paperpal.com\/blog\/academic-writing-guides\/language-grammar\/then-vs-than#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/paperpal.com\/blog\/academic-writing-guides\/language-grammar\/then-vs-than"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/paperpal.com\/blog\/academic-writing-guides\/language-grammar\/then-vs-than#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/paperpal.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/pexels-olia-danilevich-4974915-scaled.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/paperpal.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/pexels-olia-danilevich-4974915-scaled.jpg","width":2560,"height":1707,"caption":"How and when to use \u2018then\u2019 vs \u2018than\u2019 [with examples]"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/paperpal.com\/blog\/academic-writing-guides\/language-grammar\/then-vs-than#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/paperpal.com\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"How and When to Use \u2018then\u2019 vs. \u2018than\u2019 [with Examples]"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/paperpal.com\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/paperpal.com\/blog\/","name":"Paperpal Blog","description":"","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/paperpal.com\/blog\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/paperpal.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/paperpal.com\/blog\/#organization","name":"Paperpal Blog","url":"https:\/\/paperpal.com\/blog\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/paperpal.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/paperpal.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/cropped-cropped-paperpal-logo.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/paperpal.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/cropped-cropped-paperpal-logo.png","width":202,"height":60,"caption":"Paperpal Blog"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/paperpal.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/paperpal.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/6f939b9e1f318fe36f48714c63662dcc","name":"Arushi Gupta","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/1efb2f02c8b6ad843b0f3409baa7d7e6d8d840ba0ee5a5aa39ac6965d09e124d?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/1efb2f02c8b6ad843b0f3409baa7d7e6d8d840ba0ee5a5aa39ac6965d09e124d?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/1efb2f02c8b6ad843b0f3409baa7d7e6d8d840ba0ee5a5aa39ac6965d09e124d?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Arushi Gupta"},"url":"https:\/\/paperpal.com\/blog\/author\/arushi-gupta"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/paperpal.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/425","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/paperpal.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/paperpal.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paperpal.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paperpal.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=425"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/paperpal.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/425\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3427,"href":"https:\/\/paperpal.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/425\/revisions\/3427"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paperpal.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/446"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/paperpal.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=425"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paperpal.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=425"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paperpal.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=425"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}