• lugal@sopuli.xyz
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      11 hours ago

      I guess I mixed up than and then. Happens to me all the time because my native language doesn’t have the distinction so they sound the same to me. If you have a good rule of thumb when to use which, enlighten me. Otherwise use your brain and don’t be a dick next time.

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        5 hours ago

        Drama aside, then is used for time, whereas than is for comparisons.

        • I am taller than her

        • And then we watched a movie

        An example correctly using both back-to-back would be:

        • I was weaker back then than I am now
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        10 hours ago

        It’s so funny when you called someone who did the same thing as you did as a dick

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          9 hours ago

          Oh, I intended it as a play of words. I was thinking whether to write “heal thy brain” or “healthy brain”. Guess the other option would of made the joke more obvious. Maybe a hyphen would have been best?