We have recently been seeing people confuse the words then and than. The word then seems to be used when the writer should use than. Of course, several blogs have made fun of this word misuse. And Yahoo! has an answer to this as well.

Here's rule:

THEN - An adverb. Means at that time or next. Remember that then (like when) refers to time. Example: I went to the store then I went to the park.

THAN - A conjunction introducing a dependent clause of comparison. Means that you are comparing two things. Example: I like beer more than getting my eye poked out with a sharp stick.

So with this rule, would you rather cuddle and then have sex, or would you rather cuddle than have sex? Do you now understand the meaning of the words and how they differ?

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