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Rule "comparisons then (than)"

This is one of many errors that LanguageTool can detect.

Description: comparisons then (than)
Message: Did you mean <suggestion>\1 than</suggestion>?
Category: Possible Typo (ID: TYPOS)
Link: https://languagetool.org/insights/post/word-choice-than-vs-then/
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • It was hotter then it'd ever been.
    Correction suggestion: hotter than
Correct sentences
for comparison:
  • It was hotter than it'd ever been.
  • We were younger then.
ID: COMPARISONS_THEN [1]
Version: 6.6-SNAPSHOT (2024-11-21 22:33:10 +0100)