[Grammar] Which is correct to use then or than

[Jimbo]

Hi

I am new to this site, and would like to improve my English grammar

I normal see statments like the one below and I think it should be (than and not then)

Normal spans less then 55mm

which is correct:?:

Thanks Jimbo

 

[Анонимен]

I'm not a teacher.

Than is what should be used. You use it to compare, while then is used to arrange events in time.

 

[ratóncolorao]

Hi

I am new to this site, and would like to improve my English grammar

I normal see statments like the one below and I think it should be (than and not then)

Normal spans less then 55mm

which is correct:?:

Thanks Jimbo

Sorry, but there is one thing in your sentence that really struck me, mainly because you are a native speaker, so...I am really confused. Can you please clarify this for me:
Why have you used the word "normal", when you should have used "normally"? Since "normal" is an adjective and they don't modify verbs.
Am I wrong?
Right now I am at a dead end. :roll:

 

[Barb_D]

The adjective "normal" is modifying the noun "spans."

You could also day "Normally (as a general state of affairs), spans are less than...


Note that in your original, you have no verb, so it's acting as a noun phrase for something else. Normal spans don't have this problem, but exceptionally long ones do... something like that.

 

[ratóncolorao]

The adjective "normal" is modifying the noun "spans."

You could also day "Normally (as a general state of affairs), spans are less than...


Note that in your original, you have no verb, so it's acting as a noun phrase for something else. Normal spans don't have this problem, but exceptionally long ones do... something like that.

He also uses "normal" in this sentence:

I normal see statments like the one below and I think it should be (than and not then)

The one I was concerned about.

Thanks ;-)

 

[Barb_D]

Missed that entirely!

That should be "normally."

 

[kfredson]

Hi

I am new to this site, and would like to improve my English grammar

I normal see statments like the one below and I think it should be (than and not then)

Normal spans less then 55mm
Is there a word missing here? Is spans acting as a noun or verb?

which is correct:?:

Thanks Jimbo

I assume the word you are looking for is "than," but it would help if you would rewrite your sentence to make it clearer.