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Is it "rather then" or "rather than"?

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which one is correct?



Nearly 15 yr-old thread.
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Rather than. If you are comparing two (or more) things, then it's rather than.

I'd rather be a member of AnandTech rather than a member of HardOCP.
 
as half Japanese wich is speaking kinda broken Japenglish me thinking it ought 2 be more like
rather than, or not maybe? 😱:
 
Ok, good. I thought I was right. Cu'z a girl friend of mine send me a message which used "rather then" I was like what the.....
So, I asked another friend, who I shouldn't had asked in the first place. He said it's "rather then" as well. I was like, now I feel like an idiot!...
 
j@cko said:
Ok, good. I thought I was right. Cu'z a girl friend of mine send me a message which used "rather then" I was like what the.....
So, I asked another friend, who I shouldn't had asked in the first place. He said it's "rather then" as well. I was like, now I feel like an idiot!...
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Shouldn't have. Not shouldn't had. 😉

Probably a waste of time to correct someone's grammar after nearly 15 years.
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