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Old 28-Dec-2003, 18:08
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Old 24-Feb-2004, 20:01
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hey sorry to use your thread, but im new to this forum and i cant find a way to post a new thread. it said that i have to be an administration. what exactly do i have to do for me to able to post a new thread?

aslo if you find any mistake in my paragraph, i would appreciate if you inform me about it.
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I see you have posted new threads, so I presume the problem is over.
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Than .....suits More
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Old 28-Sep-2006, 08:34
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I did it right.

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Old 28-Sep-2006, 10:07
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the correct aswers is
"than"
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I did it right.

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i think that's right too.....we use than in comparative and then we use as a link word. we don't use then as a comparative
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It`s bigger than his.

"Than" is a conjunction used after comparative adjectives and adverbs, after expressions of preference, etc.

"Then" is an adverb of time, which means "at that time", "in that case", "as a consequence", "immediately or soon afterward"
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It`s bigger than his.

"Than" is a conjunction used after comparative adjectives and adverbs, after expressions of preference, etc.

"Then" is an adverb of time, which means "at that time", "in that case", "as a consequence", "immediately or soon afterward"
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Hi,

the answer is than, we have a comparative form "bigger".

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