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Three of these are wrong. Find the one that holds.

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Questions
  1. Question
    Three of these usages are wrong.
    Choices
    1. Item
      different from
      Correct
      Yes
    2. Explanation
      Strunk calls this not permissible.
      Item
      different than
    3. Explanation
      Countable things take 'fewer'.
      Item
      less men than before
    4. Explanation
      It is always written as two words.
      Item
      all right written as one word

Explanation

Each trap is a usage error Strunk names. Source: The Elements of Style, Strunk (1918), Words Commonly Misused.
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