Is it "better then" or "better than"?

"Better than." Than is for comparisons; then is for time.

Is it "bigger then" or "bigger than"?

"Bigger than." Any comparison uses than.

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When do I use "then"?

Q: When do I use "then"?

Use then for time or order — "first this, then that." For comparisons, use than. Then answers "when": at that time, after that, next. Than answers "more or less than what": the comparative word. If your sentence is comparing two things, it is always than.

Use then for time or order — "first this, then that." For comparisons, use than.

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Then answers "when": at that time, after that, next. Than answers "more or less than what": the comparative word. If your sentence is comparing two things, it is always than.

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Then vs. Than

Time versus comparison — two different jobs, one letter apart.

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