I’ve always been a user of than, as in ‘cheaper than CRC’ (for example). However I’ve noticed a lot of ‘thats’ creeping into text over a period of time.

Which is correct? And where have the ‘thats’ come from – predictive text, spellchecking, Americanisms?

Yours,
More confused that ever.

Cheaper than

Cheaper that = grammar fail. Cue superior sniggering.

* sniggers *

‘Cheaper that CRC’.

😕

Saying “cheaper than” is better than saying “cheaper that”. Mainly by dint of it being correct.

Never come across that before, but I can’t see it being anything other than a mistake. Dyslexia / damn you, autocorrect / English as a second language / illiterate halfwit etc.

Saying “cheaper than” is better than saying “cheaper that”. Mainly by dint of it being correct.

It’s not just that it’s correct, it’s that the other is patent nonsense. You might as well use “sponge”; I bought some pedals from Wiggle the other day, they were cheaper sponge Chain Reaction.

I bought some pedals from Wiggle the other day, they were cheaper sponge Chain Reaction.

I lol’d 😆

I bought some pedals from Wiggle the other day, they were cheaper sponge Chain Reaction.

Got a code for CRC?

Wiggle aren’t usually cheaper sponge chain reaction in my experience.

“cheaper that” doesn’t scan at all. Bad typing?

Victoria?

Victoria?

Hmmmmmm, caaaaaaaaaake.

Victoria That. mmmmmm Yum.

Victoria?

Is she cheap?

Got a code for CRC?

Are you trying to than a discount?

Are you trying to than a discount?

just sponging, I expect.

What was sponge noise ?

Is she cheap?

It’s cheaper than that cake shop over the road.

Are you trying to than a discount?

That?

t’hat?

It’s cheaper than that that than cake shop over the road.

FTFY?

I brought some pedals from Wiggle the other day/quote]

now that grinds my gears

It’s cheaper that sponge cake shop over the road.

Definately (sic)

Aaaaargh

Hope than’s answered your question 40mpg.

I’m going to use that from now on. Cougar is funnier sponge me.

Hope than’s answered your question 40mpg.

What pacifically was his question?

Something about sponge.

I thought the question was about Tarquin enquiring whether one was portly or waif-like. Nothing about sponge although too much Victoria may make one That.

fnord

GrahamS – Member

What pacifically was his question?

He was literally asking about grammer.

He was literally asking about grammer.

Oh. How is she these days? Hip any better?

Oh. How is she these days? Hip any better?

Now than is funny.

😆

Are you trying to than a discount?

just sponging, I expect.

That was the joke, yes. Well done. (-:

I like to be able to use the English language as badly as possible in order to upset pedants.

However I cant just totally make things up as thats not in the rules.

Could you please send me an example where this is writtened ?

😆 @ GrahamS

scu98rkr – Member
Could you please send me an example where this is writtened ?

Writed?

“organdonor – Member

It’s cheaper than that that than cake shop over the road.

FBTFY? “

Fixed Than For You

Its writterned in that sacred text, STW, in a piece on the Home page no less:

After two laps he came into the arena with none other that Rob 4real Friel of XCracer.com who was leading the mixed pairs with Caroline Vance

and frequently in various other notable publications, too many to mention now, that have come to my attention.

So surely not sloppy journalism then 😉

So surely not sloppy journalism then

Here comes the banhammersponge…!