What is it with people writing 'then' when they mean 'than'?

[Oeditpus Rex]

i.e. "This is bigger then W's asshole."

I've been seeing this so much lately that it's gettin' up there with "your/you're," "it's/its" and the like.

[MysticalChicken]

1. I've actually never seen this.

Now that I have, however, I'll probably start seeing it everywhere.

[bluethruandthru]

2. I've wondered the same thing myself.

You never saw this a few years ago..but now, no one seems to know the difference. :shrug:

[Omphaloskepsis]

3. I used to know the difference.

Than I started to hang out in AOL chat-rooms.

[Ikonoklast]

4. It's a bigger problem then you think

Don't try too fight it, your going to loose.

[redqueen]

8. ahahahahaha

*sigh*

[asthmaticeog]

5. It's only slightly less hateful than people writing "of" when they mean "have."

ARRRRGH. :banghead:

Edit: As is apparently a law of nature, my post complaining about incorrect use of language contained a typo. :D

[Oeditpus Rex]

6. You should of proofread it

[Ikonoklast]

10. No, you got it wrong.

Correctly stated, "You should of proofread it, then."

[Oeditpus Rex]

17. I sit corrected

:hi:

[asthmaticeog]

14. ...

:thumbsup:

[bluethruandthru]

9. Do you mean

" I should of used have, not of"? :rofl:

[redqueen]

7. Yeah... and 'rediculous' too.

I refuse to turn into Avril Incandenza about it, though it does bother me *greatly*.

[asthmaticeog]

15. I may have already told you this...

...but for years, I've often driven way out of my way to shop at the grocery store with express lanes that say "12 items or fewer" instead of "...or less." When I read Infinite Jest, that little detail made me a confirmed DFW fan for life.

[leftofthedial]

11. how is this different then "our/are"?

(Thursday afternoon twofer)

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

12. I guess it's the same sort of thing...

like when people use "i.e." when they mean "e.g."

[Oeditpus Rex]

18. Touché

I caught that and was gonna edit the post, but then I thought, "Meh, it ain't like I wrote 'People called Romans, they go the house'." :D

[Lex]

13. It's just a one letter type

oops, I meant typo! :P

[hfojvt]

16. I used to role my eyes at the your/yore and their/there things

until I found myself doing them. It happens when you write fast and don't proofread. Plus, it's like my hands are determined to type 'and' instead of 'an'. Like, maybe I write 'and' too much, you know?

[S n o w b a l l]

19. I seen that before...

:mad: seen for saw drives me batshit crazy. I saw...I have seen...please!

[Vanje]

20. They get there words mixed up

and spell-check cant help they're spelling.
Their screwn.