same,different
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Nasridine,nasridine said:
The first sentence is okay in oral speech, although it's technically not grammatical. For written speech, I'd say "I'm in the same office that he is."
The second sentence isn't grammatical. For both written and oral speech, I'd say "I'm in a different office than he is."
nasridine said:I'm in the same office as him.
I'm in the different office to him.
Am I right with these two sentences?
Hi Nasridine,
I'm in the same office as him.
I'm in a different office to him.
Regards,
LRV
I agree about the "from/to" difference. This, too, sounds odd in American English:
maxiogee said:
From the New Oxford American Dictionary:
"In general, different from is the construction most often used in the U.S. and Britain, although different than (used almost exclusively in North America) is also used, esp. in speech. Different from can sometimes lead to wordy constructions, whereas different than implies a comparison that from usually does not. . . Different to is common in Britain, but sounds strange to American ears. Than is more often acceptable when following the adverb differently, but still implies a comparison."
"In general, different from is the construction most often used in the U.S. and Britain, although different than (used almost exclusively in North America) is also used, esp. in speech. Different from can sometimes lead to wordy constructions, whereas different than implies a comparison that from usually does not. . . Different to is common in Britain, but sounds strange to American ears. Than is more often acceptable when following the adverb differently, but still implies a comparison."