DU grammarians

[ashling]

Different from, than, or to?

[pinboy3niner]

1. Different from, generally, with some exceptions

http://www.uhv.edu/ac/newsletters/writing/grammartip2005.10.04.htm

[ashling]

2. Here's another source

http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/words/different-from-than-or-to

I was really just looking for first impressions . . . just interested in what variations people here actually use - off the top of the head, so to speak

[CTyankee]

11. I use "different from" most often. To me, it is more distinct. "Different than" is a little more

vague and why I avoid it usually...

[Iggo]

3. In reality, I use different from when I think about it...

...different than when I don't, and I don't think I've ever used different to.

[Raven]

4. Differenter. :-)

[HarveyDarkey]

9. No, it's more differenter

[malthaussen]

5. Rigorously: from. Colloquially: than.

"to" would appear to be a mistake for "than."

-- Mal

[ashling]

6. different to

is mainly British usage

[petronius]

7. "...like, not the same, bro..." (nt)

[RebelOne]

8. As as former copy editor, I have always used "different from."

That is usually the preferred usage.

[antiquie]

10. are sometimes exasperating.