Pet Peeve Alert! Grammar

Okay.

I've decided to blog about a serious pet peeve of mine that I encounter on an almost daily basis online.

It's a grammar issue.

As far as grammar goes, I may not be the best, but at least I make the attempt to be proper and when I suspect a problem, then I try to find the correct solution before I put something up for the world to see.

Here's my gripe.

I've noticed many business websites and craigslist ads that improperly use the word "then".

For example: "Our products are better "then" the competitors..."

The proper word is "than" not "then." "Then" is an adverb (modifies a verb) denoting a time element. "Than" does not. "Than" is a conjunction (similar to "and") denoting comparisons, like "Better than that" "Then" is more about "way back then".

It takes all of 30 seconds to look up a grammar issue on the internet.