"Whenever" and "Seen"

[Pembroke_Corgi]

Lut, if you look up the words "then" and "than" in your dictionary, you will see it's two different words. "Then" is when you say: Bernard planted some flowers in the garden, then he put the tools away and went inside for a cup of coffee.

"Than" is used when you say: The red flowers are prettier than the yellow.

I'm pretty sure when people mix up "then" and "than" in written language it is a spelling error. These two words are pronounced almost identically in many parts of the country, so someone could mean "than" but write "then" because they sound the same!

I also wanted to add that all of the people who post on PT with English as a second language are quite good at it! I think it's quite impressive. I wish we took bilingual education more seriously in this country.

[Randi]

OK, here's a new question.... is it "a large group of people" or "a big group of people"?

[Cataholic]

OK, here's a new question.... is it "a large group of people" or "a big group of people"?

If you are referring to the number of people present....it would be a large group of people.

[Randi]

Thanks! And yes, I am - speaking/talking to them, as in teaching.

[redbird]

OK, here's a new question.... is it "a large group of people" or "a big group of people"?

A large group of people would be correct, a big group of people would mean the people are of great size.

[Randi]

... a big group of people would mean the people are of great size.

Wouldn't that be a group of big people?

[caseysmom]

Wouldn't that be a group of big people?

Yes you are correct.