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I can tell them apart but usually I don't bother...

I can tell them apart but usually I don't bother...

Posted Oct 8, 2008 7:37 UTC (Wed) by khim (subscriber, #9252)
In reply to: You are minority - deal with it by SLi
Parent article: Stallman vs. Clouds (Linux Journal)

Obviously you have, since you can't tell "than" and "then" apart.

Oh, I can tell them apart. I even can distinguish "shit" and "sheet" orally if I do big enough effort. But why bother? How often "than"/"then" change the meaning of phrase?


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I can tell them apart but usually I don't bother...

Posted Oct 9, 2008 12:02 UTC (Thu) by hppnq (subscriber, #14462) [Link]

How often "than"/"then" change the meaning of phrase?

More often then you stop to think. ;-)

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