Es diferente hacer algo que hacer otro... ehm?
Te habrás dado quenta que es diferente combatir enemigos de día que de noche.
Do we say 'diferente que algo' to say 'different from something'?
Does the last 'que' serve as 'than' here?
What rule does 'diferente' follow in "es diferente combatir enemigos de día que de noche"?
I think this is a nicely formed sentence.
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Te habrás dado quenta que es diferente combatir enemigos de día que de noche.
With this structure we don´t know if the comparison relates to combatir or to enemigos. Que can represent a comparison between either verbs or nouns. Normally when we compare verbs we repeat the verb, ie: es diferente combatir los enemigos de día que combatirlos de noche.
In this passage que probably compares los enemigos and de día / de noche are adjective phrases, but it still allows for confusion; better to say ........es diferente combatir los enemigos de día que los de noche.
The correct spelling is cuenta.
You will have noticed that it is easier to fight the enemy during the day than at night!
Again, why not go whole hog:
different differenter differentest (most different)
"This new revolutionary nuclear-powered flying suburban jet backpack and weed-whipper will be the most differentest thing you will ever buy!"
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As far as wff (well formed formula--"wiff") is concerned, it is wholly Ditkaesque:
"It is much more different to play US football under the lights than in the dark."
One will have noticed that the estimable Señor chileno, an accomplished torero, stealthily inserted a genuine comparison:
"You will have noticed that it is easier to fight the enemy during the day than at night!"
¡Olé!
It is ellipsis pure and simple.
El Capitalismo en marcha, jeje.
And if one is going to turn "than" into a preposition, why not go whole hog and turn "or" and "without" into verbs, as in:
It ored his/her clothes and withouted 4thwit tweet tweet. Save/spend more/less here/there. Oink.
Quién sabe? Pero se duda que hablantes de español, del viejo mundo o del nuevo, van a caerse en este marrón EEUUense. Perdón mi mal español.
The tables might easily be turned by "a man other from him", jeje.
Different does not take "than" in English period. In all cases where it looks like it does, it is a matter of ellipsis. Unfortunately the vast majority of people who use "different than", including incompetents ranging from Reagan to Obama, do not know what ellipsis is, and they, along with most "unitedstatesians" have essentially turned "than" into a preposition.
"Other than" is a different case altogether.
