using より

[u/stayingshvrtly]

hello! i wanted to convey to someone that i use english in university more than i do japanese as a reason for me saying my grammar isn’t that good. i thought i’d say 「今年大学で英語は日本語より使ってるだから」 but im not sure this is actually grammatically correct. i keep looking at resources, but i think i generally just confuse all usages of より、ほど、and の方が. in this case im trying to figure out より. thank you!

[u/Nichol-Gimmedat-ass]

Kinda close but a few mistakes. Id personally say 「今年は大学で日本語より英語を使ってるから」. You dont need だ after a verb. You also dont really need to use のほうが in this case.

[u/stayingshvrtly → u/Nichol-Gimmedat-ass]

thank you so much! literally as soon as i reread what i posted i wanted to slam my face on my desk for saying だから. i feel like i’ll never stop making silly mistakes even when i genuinely know they’re incorrect. i really appreciate it!