[Windflier]

It or they can be BIGGER than, SMARTER than, PRETTIER than or RICHER THAN. But they cannot be DIFFERENT THAN! They can only be different FROM something or someone else.

So there! Sniff!

Whew! And I thought I was picky .. LOL

Salute!

[Tucker39]

Geeez! Didn’t you recognize my attempt to make the grammatical point, but to keep it light while I did it?

It’s right there in the first six words of my reply: “While we’re being elitist snobs here....”

The bottom line, however: I know my point was valid.

[9YearLurker]

“Some people criticize different than as incorrect but there’s no real justification for this view. There’s little difference in sense between the three expressions, and all of them are used by respected writers.”

http://oxforddictionaries.com/words/different-from-than-or-to