Difference than/ that

Difference than/ that
Message from emilio posted on 28-07-2018 at 00:47:16 (D | E | F)
Hello ,
It is my first time, my English is very bad, sorry for it...
My question is, what is the difference between than and that.
Thank you very much
Best regards
Emilio.

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Edited by lucile83 on 28-07-2018 08:00

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Re: Difference than/ that from gerondif, posted on 28-07-2018 at 12:44:43 (D | E)
Hello,
That can be a demonstrative adjective:
Don't sit on this chair (near you), sit on that chair (far from you).
That can be a demonstrative pronoun: Take that !
That can be a conjunction : I know that he is absent, I think that he will be back tomorrow.
That can be used to insist :Hey ! Stop that ! I am not THAT stupid (I am not so stupid as you think)
You can carry that suitcase, can't you ? It isn't THAT heavy !

Than is used when there is a comparative:
Your car is faster, bigger and more expensive than mine.
I make more money than he does. He makes less money than I. He has fewer friends than I have.
He works more than me . I work less than him./less than he does.

Be careful: He is taller than me . He is twice as tall as me, he is three times as fast as me.

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