> On Mon, 17 Feb 2003, Mark A Mandel wrote: > > > On Sun, 16 Feb 2003, John Klein wrote: > > > > #points and question marks in the same sentence, the phrase > "different to", > > > > No argument with most of what he said, but "different to" is normal > > British usage where USAians say "different from" or "different than". > > > > -- Dr. Whom, Consulting Linguist, Grammarian, Orthoepist, and > > Philological Busybody > > a.k.a. Mark A. Mandel > > > > > My edition (2nd) of Fowler's agrees that "different to" is acceptable > but cites the OED as sayiing "different than" is "now usual". He says the > objection to "different to" comes from the incorrectness of "differs to". > It certainly sounds wrong in American English - what's Twain's comment, > England and America, two countries separated by a language? > > - Philip > Nitpick: common language (one of his best quotes too) Another favorite: "Verbing weirds language." --- Calvin and Hobbs W