[SamuraiScot]

A person from Boston speaks differently than [??????] a person from New York City. . .

You go back and look at the byline again and scratch your head:

Word Smarts ^ | 01/10/2025 | Jennifer A. Freeman

Smarts?

Try again. It's "differently from . . ."

Every time.

Got that?

[steve86]

You’re correct. But in casual use nowadays ‘than’ has the votes, even from me.