Then/Than in American English

Ignore my above post - I mis-thought what "were" was supposed to be.

<A lot of people speak like that, not just Khu; you should remember that not everyone thinks like you or, rather, how yo think they should speak.>
It is Khu that is making statements about how everyone speaks, not me.

<People should not change how they speak just because you think they should.>
I didn't say that they should.

i can distinguish then from than by listening but .. i still get confused

sometimes if the context isen't clear

where [hwe:r]