...and THEN there was THAN

Even though spellings and meanings are very different, when pronunciations of words are similar, they often get misused in writing.

THEN is not to be confused with THAN ...

THEN is an adverb usually referring to a time reference meaning "at that time" or "next on the order of time" or even "at the same time" as in: 

·         Life was better THEN

·         We wrote the Blog, then we celebrated

·         Initially, the Blog was cumbersome, then it became second nature

THAN is most commonly seen as a conjunction used "to introduce a second part of an unequal comparison" or "to introduce the rejected choice in expressions of preference" as in:

·         My sister is older THAN I (am old)

·         I would rather be a millionaire THAN a pauper

We are hoping that this quick Blog lesson, THEN, will prove to be more helpful THAN "going it alone"