Enjoyed reading this, with the exception of the second sentence. In all the English language and rhetoric classes I ever took, things were never "different to". Things are either similar to another or different than / from another.
"Both "different from" and "different to" are correct, but their popularity depends on where you live. "Different from" is accepted everywhere and is safest for formal writing. "Different to" is very common in British English, but it sounds unusual to people in the United States"
Never was aware of the English English vs American English rule difference. Thanks for the insight. Still sounds wrong to my ears, though.
Enjoyed reading this, with the exception of the second sentence. In all the English language and rhetoric classes I ever took, things were never "different to". Things are either similar to another or different than / from another.
"Both "different from" and "different to" are correct, but their popularity depends on where you live. "Different from" is accepted everywhere and is safest for formal writing. "Different to" is very common in British English, but it sounds unusual to people in the United States"