Is "other then" ever correct?

Updated 2026-07-10

Then vs. Than: Time vs. Comparison

Then relates to time or sequence. Than is for comparisons. Mixing them up changes your meaning.

Use then for time and sequence: "We ate dinner, then watched a movie."

Use than for comparisons: "She's taller than me." (Yes, "than I" is technically correct, but that's a different argument.)

Memory hook: then has an e like time. Than has an a like comparison.

"Other than" and "rather than" always use than. "Every now and then" always uses then.

She is taller then me.

She is taller than me.

First we ate, than we left.

First we ate, then we left.

No. The phrase is always "other than" or "rather than."

Last updated: 2026-07-10