There are many different accents across the US.

Some of them very much pronounce the word “than” like others pronounce the word “then”.

That’s not really how language… or humans… or culture… work.

This is a common mistake for many native English speakers and highlights the different challenges in speaking a language and writing a language.

In many regions of the US for example, “than” and “then” are often pronounced exactly the same.

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