Is no different from or than?

Is no different from or than?

“Different from” and “different than” are both standard, but some guides frown on “different than.” If you want to be safe, use “different from.”

Is it correct to say different than?

Both different from and different than are accepted in standard American English, and both have been in use for the last 300 years.

Is no different than in a sentence?

It’s no different than his brother. He’s no different than I am”. That’s no different than high school”. I’m no different than anyone else”.

Is no different or not different?

Using no different is correct. Using not different is correct, but sounds awkward to me in this context – I would find it more natural to say the same as. Not different has the sense of absoluteness, and using it indicates that the suggestion is either different or not different.

What does no different mean?

No difference is a noun phrase, whereas no different is an adjective phrase. Compare: This candidate’s agenda is no different from that one’s. There is no difference between the agenda of the two candidates.

Is it correct to say different to or different from?

The one big difference between these terms is that ‘different from’ and ‘different to’ are standard in British English. But you might want to avoid ‘different to’, which is not typically used in American English. Luckily, ‘different from’ is the most common of these phrases in all regional variations of English.

How do you use no different?

Is no different synonym?

Some common synonyms of same are equal, equivalent, identical, selfsame, and very. While all these words mean “not different or not differing from one another,” same may imply and selfsame always implies that the things under consideration are one thing and not two or more things.

What is a synonym for no difference?

The state or quality of being identical. identicalness. sameness. uniformity.

What does it mean to be nothing different?

1 indefinite no thing; not anything, as of an implied or specified class of things.

How do I use than?

Than is used in comparisons as a conjunction (as in “she is younger than I am”) and as a preposition (“he is taller than me”). Then indicates time. It is used as an adverb (“I lived in Idaho then”), noun (“we’ll have to wait until then”), and adjective (“the then-governor”).

Which is better no difference or no difference?

No differenceis a noun phrase, whereas no differentis an adjective phrase. Compare: This candidate’s agenda is no different from that one’s. There is no difference between the agenda of the two candidates. As regards your particular example, I agree with @Will in that “anything” would be a better response than no difference.

Which is correct different from or different than?

The phrase ‘different from’ is considered the most universally accepted form, but ‘different to’ and ‘different than’ have centuries of use. If you don’t mind annoying grammar nitpickers, either is generally fine.

When to use no deference or no difference?

If someone asked what you want for dinner and you say, “No deference”, that would mean that you refuse to give in to someone else’s dinner preference. @Fumble: You’re just not showing the proper difference to the OP. Deferent strokes for deferent folks.

What’s the meaning of the word’not different’?

Not different has the sense of absoluteness, and using it indicates that the suggestion is either different or not different. No different has the sense of being on a scale including no different, slightly different, very different etc.