On Mon, 17 Feb 2003, Mark A Mandel 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". Hm. Didn't know that, despite all the Pratchett I read. Doubt it would have made me keep reading them, though. (I suspect the comma placement issue is related to this as well, honestly.)