Different from or Different than

[56lives]

Different from and different than, which is correct English? I have come across both in different books and have wondered. In my English Grammar classes I was taught that different from is correct.

[Nisha Ward]

Iirc different from is the accepted use.

[earprick]

"Different from" sounds right to me. Consider:

Select apples that are different from the others.

For "than," it would be better in a sentence comparing something.

Apples are better than oranges.

[56lives]

Can't agree more. Thanks a lot.

[ingab14]

Although I often see 'different than', I wince; it should be 'different from'.

[Caribqueen16]

Please note that they are both acceptable depending on the context in which they are used. "This yellow dress is much different from that blue dress". "The yellow dress has a different collar than I thought".

[Elphie]

I think that it depends on the context and sentence for which you use the certain word. To my opinion earprick has the right answer, and a great example accompanying it.

[EvaDar]

Please note that they are both acceptable depending on the context in which they are used. "This yellow dress is much different from that blue dress". "The yellow dress has a different collar than I thought".

Very good example. The website below gives a detailed answer to this question. Here is the short summary of the piece:

"...a big distinction between the two expressions is this: different from typically requires a noun or noun form to complete the expression, while different than may be followed by a clause."

https://www.grammar.com/different-from- ... erent-than