Different to, than, or from?

@js357 said
It always jars me a little to read “the United States are...”, where I am expecting “the United States is...”. I speculate that my being from a “Union state” (Ohio) explains it.

https://www.visualthesaurus.com/cm/wordroutes/the-united-states-is-or-are/

You directed that towards me why?

-VR

@js357 said
About as expected. BTW WRT usage, ngram viewer shows a clear and long-standing leaning toward “different from” in both American and British English sources, although the amount of available source material may have some influence. So when in doubt, “from” might be a pragmatic editor’s best option.

I'm glad we didn't trouble you with more than you expected.

@handyandy said
I'm glad we didn't trouble you with more than you expected.

Me too, well not really! 😉

-VR

@js357 said
It always jars me a little to read “the United States are...”, where I am expecting “the United States is...”. I speculate that my being from a “Union state” (Ohio) explains it.

https://www.visualthesaurus.com/cm/wordroutes/the-united-states-is-or-are/

Both could be correct depending on context.
But I would agree with you that "United States is" is far better 99% of the time.

@wolfgang59 said
Both could be correct depending on context.
But I would agree with you that "United States is" is far better 99% of the time.

Yet you fly the British flag............Interesting!

OH I was in a different boat there!.......LOL...... 🙂

-VR

@ghost-of-a-duke said
Sir, we didn't take you as the type who knew much about anything.

From the Book of Right On

@badradger said
From the Book of Right On

You still have just a bit of brown right on the tip of your nose to rub off badger! 😉

-VR

@very-rusty said

OH I was in a different boat there!.......LOL...... 🙂

-VR

Which, of course, is sinking.

@ghost-of-a-duke said
Which, of course, is sinking.

not fast enough.

@very-rusty said
You directed that towards me why?

-VR

Because you happened to be the one who mentioned the United States “were” something, which they indisputably are. I wasn’t complaining, just noting a difference in language.

@js357 said
Because you happened to be the one who mentioned the United States “were” something, which they indisputably are. I wasn’t complaining, just noting a difference in language.

So long as you know what is being said how it is being said shouldn't really matter in my opinion. This isn't an English class, besides even Americans & Canadians spell things and say things differently. Lets not even involve the English in the conversation! 😉

-VR

@very-rusty said
So long as you know what is being said how it is being said shouldn't really matter in my opinion. This isn't an English class, besides even Americans & Canadians spell things and say things differently. Lets not even involve the English in the conversation! 😉

-VR

If you disagree with the way the English speak or write English then I'm afraid you're a deviant.

@ghost-of-a-duke said
If you disagree with the way the English speak or write English then I'm afraid you're a deviant.

Have you noticed the difference between the way Americans spells certainl words and Canadians spell the same word?

Would that make us all deviant! 😛 😉

-VR

@very-rusty said
Have you noticed the difference between the way Americans spells certainl words and Canadians spell the same word?

Would that make us all deviant! 😛 😉

-VR

Yes sir, yes it would.