<< return to list of rules

Rule "..., than (then)"

This is one of many errors that LanguageTool can detect. Visit the LanguageTool homepage to use it online or download it for free.

Description:	..., than (then)
Message:	Did you mean then?
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.
Pattern:	Show XML · Show in Rule Editor
Check the following text against just this rule:
ID:	COMMA_THAN [1]
Version:	6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-04-24 22:33:07 +0200)

LanguageTool Community