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3Com's 10/100 Switching... Wallplate
An anonymous reader wrote in to say "Tom's hardware has an exclusive review of the new 3Com Network Jack. This is a 4-port 10/100 switch that fits in a standard-sized wallplate." Alright, thats a good idea (he says while accidentally kicking the switch hidden under his desk). Having run more then my share of ethernet drops in the past, I gotta say I dig this idea.
who gives a rip? What are you . . . an English / Grammer Nazi??
This is a message board, not a scholarly publication. I get pissed every time someone points out the less than perfect grammer or spelling of a poster.
Did you understand the message the poster was trying to say???? If so . . . THEN the grammer is irrelevant.
robi
This is a message board, not a scholarly publication.
It's a poor society we live in when correct spelling and grammar is expected only in "scholarly publications".
Never underestimate the bandwidth of a 747 filled with CD-ROMs.
If you're going to correct other people's grammer then please get it right. Although I'm sure you will find that it's not worth the effort.
'Then' is used to indicative whereas 'than' is comparative. Therefore, in your first three examples it would be more appropriate to use 'than' than 'then'. However, in your fourth example it would be more appropriate to use 'then' than 'than'.
Cheers,
Ben
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Than \Than\ ([th][a^]n), conj.
A particle expressing comparison, used after certain adjectives and adverbs which express comparison or diversity, as more, better, other, otherwise, and the like. It is usually followed by the object compared in the nominative case. Sometimes, however, the object compared is placed in the objective case, and than is then considered by some grammarians as a preposition. Sometimes the object is expressed in a sentence, usually introduced by that; as, I would rather suffer than that you should want.
Then \Then\, conj.
In that case; in consequence; as a consequence; therefore; for this reason.
Syn: Therefore.
is it just me or it's kinda ironic? :)
This is an international forum. Many people here know English only as their second (or third, or...) language. This makes correct grammar and spelling more important. Even if it were just American and English people here, sloppiness, laziness and colloquialisms would still lead to many miss-understandings or miss-interpretations. Just like we bash MSFT for screwing with open standards and protocols, so natural language should get some attention. It's all about communicating. If you don't care about all of your target audience understanding the true meaning of your words, then go ahead, write like a fourth grader.