Substituting “then” for “than” (and vice versa) is a common mistake.
So everyone knows:
Than is used for comparisons. It is a subordinating conjunction.
Then is used for time. It is a conjunctive adverb that joins two clauses (which are, naturally, separated by time).
Be careful:
Happy Valentine’s Day!
Boggleton Drive 
Classic! I love it. It’s funny how a misspelled word (or using the wrong word entirely) can entirely change the meaning of a love note. My sister’s ex called her “sweaty” instead of “sweetie”. Saying, “I wish you were with me, sweaty,” implies a desire for knockin’ boots. She knew what he meant (he was out of town) and thought it was cute, but I about died laughing. If that had been the only instance of it, he may have meant the implication, but since it was peppered throughout, it was obviously a misspelling.
Ha! Maybe your sister has hyperhidrosis and you’re not aware? Glad you like the comic
How do you come up with these brilliant examples?! Poor bloke, not even aware of his lapse, hahaha. Happy V Day to you too!
My comics seem to have a recurring theme of hapless male creatures inadvertently getting themselves in hot water, don’t they? Happy V-Day!
This is brilliant 😀 When I see an error like this, it makes me gag D:. Or hear it for that matter, because you can tell the difference even in speech.
Thanks! I rarely, if ever, pronounce the two differently. Maybe it’s my boring Pacific Northwest accent?
Haha! Love the reflection in the close up of her eye!
Glad you noticed that! I thought it was a key panel 🙂
The best Valentine’s post in the entire world.
Why, thank you! Happy Valentine’s!
Reading this post makes me want to laugh more then be thrown off a cliff into the ocean.
Your V-Day post remains a classic. Well deserved FP.
Hahahahaha! That is one of my biggest peeves!
I know! I hate being rolled up in carpets too.
Probably not the magic carpet ride he imagined to get
Brilliant! Another example of how spell-check can kill a presentation…and the presenter!
Happy Valentine’s Day (http://wordsmithingbyfoster.wordpress.com/)!!!
Or a lack thereof. Thanks R.J!
I love your blog so much — more then life itself 🙂
I also tell language-loving friends about it every now and than!
Sweet!
I read it than I read it again because I enjoyed it so much. Even better then your last post. 🙂
Thanks! I agree with you. Glad you like it.
Happy Valentines!
Wow, I didn’t know Valentines Day could be that dangerous 🙂
Evelyn
I especially like the fact that he gets thrown off the cliff in a rug. Brilliant!
Better safe then sorry…it just doesn’t get any better then this…God, stop me now…
There should always be a little murder to go with romance.
Who ever thought grammar would be funny? Mine certainly wasn’t.