a little different vs a little bit different

Both 'a little different' and 'a little bit different' are correct and commonly used in English. They have the same meaning and can be used interchangeably.

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a little different

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to describe something that is slightly different from the norm or from what was expected.

Examples:

The new recipe is a little different from the original one.
Her approach to the problem was a little different from what we had anticipated.

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My father's a little different.
You look a little different than your picture.
Your definition of "ordeal" is probably a little different from mine.
I always think I can remember feeling... a little different.
We're a little different, honey.
Things are a little different today.
It's a little different than freshman year.
Teenagers have problems with their parents, But this is a little different.
You're not trying to break him because he's a little different.
-This might be a little different.
Ever since puberty, I've been feeling a little different.
For me, it's a little different.
Of course, the news was a little different over there.
Well, this blood's a little different.
Of course, the news is a little different over there.
It's a little different at a party at your house.
But matters of the heart... a little different.
Things are a little different than in Farmville Oklahoma.
Looks a little different, but it's there.
This moto lure's a little different.

Alternatives:

slightly different
somewhat different
a tad different
a touch different
a bit different

a little bit different

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is also used to describe something that is slightly different from the norm or from what was expected. It is a variation of 'a little different'.

Examples:

The new design is a little bit different from the previous one.
His perspective on the issue is a little bit different from mine.

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They're all about cutting, and what we do is a little bit different.
Actually, it's... it's a little bit different from the last one.
And so every drop was a little bit different.
The version I heard is a little bit different from yours.
But back then, it was a little bit different.
Of, if the cards had turned up a little bit different, I just might have to kill you.
Actually, what I'm proposing is... is a little bit different.
I'm just saying like, you're just acting a little bit different.
You were doing it alone and in secret. It's a little bit different.
It's a little bit different, so bear with me.
If I was running things, it'd be a little bit different.
Hunger definitely means something a little bit different in America than it does internationally, but it's incredibly important to address hunger in our own country.
But, you know, when it's a definite move, it makes things a little bit different.
Being the world's greatest hero is just a little bit different than being Satan's child.
Instead we'll do something a little bit different - a lot different, if you ask me.
Would you like to try something a little bit different, Mr. Frank Allen?
I don't think it's such a bad idea if things would... be a little bit different, you know?
We'd call it ^IThe New York Times,^I except our ^INew York Times^I would be a little bit different.
Situation's a little bit different where perhaps they know someone who's hostile, where they've got someone shooting at them or doing something else that's clearly hostile, throwing rocks, whatever.
So we made molecules that look kind of like the real molecules - which you saw - but they're a little bit different.

Alternatives:

slightly different
somewhat different
a tad different
a touch different
a bit different

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a little different vs a little bit different