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Rule "..., than (then)"

This is one of many errors that LanguageTool can detect.

Description:	..., than (then)
Message:	Did you mean <suggestion>then</suggestion>?
Category:	Commonly Confused Words (ID: CONFUSED_WORDS)
Link:	https://languagetool.org/insights/post/word-choice-than-vs-then/
Incorrect sentences that this rule can detect:	If we want to eat, than we need to get some money. Correction suggestion: then
Correct sentences for comparison:	It's not much more, in fact, than the return that is offered on U. S. Treasury bonds. Most people are rather afraid of facing their mistakes, than of making mistakes.
ID:	COMMA_THAN [1]
Version:	6.6-SNAPSHOT (2024-11-23 22:33:10 +0100)

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