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Pastimes : SI Grammar and Spelling Lab
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To: Dayuhan who wrote (2842)6/10/1999 11:39:00 PM
From: Rambi  Read Replies (1) of 4711
 
Harbrace's suggests that the expression "different than" is accepted by many writers if it is followed by a clause. It is considered "more informal".

(OOOoops-I'm still of the quotations within the period school.)

Edit: Just saw that CH covers that in his post. Let me look to see if I have any other books he doesn't mention. How about THe Most Common Mistakes in English Usage?
Very simply it states:
...remember that the word "from" is a prepostition, and the word "than" is a conjunction.
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