Different from/to/than

[englishstudent]

Hi,

I have seen some people use "different than" and
some people use "different from" and also "different to".
Are they all correct usages, or is it a spoken vs written thing?

Thanks

[rewboss]

In formal grammar, the correct choice is "different from".

"Different than" is considered by Webster's New World Dictionary to be colloquial, and "different to" is colloquial in British English.

[Tdol]

'Different than' isn't used much in British English- it tends to be used more by Americans.

[englishstudent]

Thank you rewboss and tdol. :)