Prepositions used with "different"?

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I apologize if this question has been asked before; I couldn't find it in a site search.

I have this sentence about teaching children safety rules:

The rules are different when you are together with your adults or when you are on your own.

My question is about the use of or. Is the sentence correct as it is, or does a different preposition need to be used? and? from? than?

My inclination is to use than because the rules are being compared.

See Which is correct: “__ is different from ” or “ is different than __”? and “Differ to”, “differ with” or “differ from” for some helpful answers. — choster, Jul 15 '14 at 17:56
Thank you. I didn't know if from was still used if it did not immediately follow different. — Lacey, Jul 15 '14 at 19:23

score -1 · Answer 1 · answered Jul 15 '14 at 17:51

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Correct is: "...different...from..."

answered Jul 15 '14 at 17:51

user84593

It would be most helpful if you could cite your reference for this. – Matt Gutting Jul 15 '14 at 17:56

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