Than vs Thank - What's the difference?
than | thank |
(obsolete, outside, dialects, usually used with for) Because; for.
* 1854 , Reformation series:
* 1668 , William Lawson, A way to get wealth :
* 1665 , Stillingfleet, Laud, Carwell, A rational account of the grounds of Protestant religion :
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, title= introduces a comparison, and is associated with comparatives, and with words such as more'', ''less'', and ''fewer . Typically, it seeks to measure the force of an adjective or similar description between two predicates.
(now, chiefly, dialectal) At that time; then.
(obsolete) An expression of appreciation; a thought.
* Bible, Luke vi. 33
* Milton
To express gratitude or appreciation to someone.
* 1900 , , (The Wonderful Wizard of Oz) Chapter 23
* , chapter=4
, title= Credit or hold something responsible.
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, title=(The Celebrity), chapter=5
, passage=But Miss Thorn relieved the situation by laughing aloud,
As a proper noun than
is the ninth earthly branch represented by the.As a noun thank is
(obsolete) an expression of appreciation; a thought.As a verb thank is
to express gratitude or appreciation to someone.than
English
(wikipedia than)Conjunction
(English Conjunctions)- If thou say yes, then puttest thou on Christ (that is, the wisdome of God, the Father) unkunning, unpower, or euil will: for than he could not make his rule so good as an other did his.
- You shall also take the fine earth or mould which is found in the hollow of old Willow trees, rising from the root almost to the middle of the Tree, at least so far as the tree is hollow, for than this, there is no earth or mould finer or richer.
- Answer me if you can, any other way, than because the Scriptures, which are infallible, Say so.
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Preposition
(English prepositions)- Patients diagnosed more recently are probably surviving an average of longer than two years.
Usage notes
, who wrote ''No man had ever more discernment than him, in finding out the ridiculous.''). ''Than functions as both conjunction and preposition; when it is used as a conjunction, it governs the nominative case, and when a preposition, the oblique case. To determine the case of a pronoun following "than", a writer can look to implied words and determine how they would relate to the pronoun. Examples : * You are a better swimmer than she. ** represents You are a better swimmer than she is. ** therefore You are a better swimmer than her is a solecism. * They like you more than her. ** represents They like you more than they like her. ** therefore They like you more than she'' is a solecism, if it attempts to represent the previous sentence. It may be correct, however, if it represents ''They like you more than she likes you. Some prescriptionists insist that whom'' must follow ''than'' (not ''who''); although according to the above rule, ''who would be the "correct" form. Critics of this often cite this mandatory exception as evidence that the prescriptionist rule is logically erroneous, in addition to it being inconsistent with well-established usage.Adverb
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English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) . Compare Dutch dank, German Dank.Noun
(en noun)- If ye do good to them which do good to you, what thank have ye? for sinners also do even the same.
- What great thank , then, if any man, reputed wise and constant, will neither do, nor permit others under his charge to do, that which he approves not, especially in matter of sin?
Etymology 2
From (etyl) . Compare Dutch and German danken.Verb
(en verb)- The Scarecrow and the Tin Woodman and the Lion now thanked the Good Witch earnestly for her kindness; and Dorothy exclaimed:
Mr. Pratt's Patients, passage=I told him about everything I could think of; and what I couldn't think of he did. He asked about six questions during my yarn, but every question had a point to it. At the end he bowed and thanked me once more. As a thanker he was main-truck high; I never see anybody so polite.}}