It is totally different than I had expected. vs It is totally different from I had expected.

Both phrases are commonly used, but 'it is totally different from what I had expected.' is the more correct and widely accepted construction. 'Different from' is the standard preposition used to compare two things, while 'different than' is considered less formal and less common in this context.

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It is totally different than I had expected.

This phrase is less common and considered less formal, but it is still used in informal contexts.

This phrase is used in informal settings to express a comparison between two things, but 'different from' is more widely accepted in formal writing.

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He's a much bigger boy than I had expected.
That one was way more difficult than I had expected.
This city is much larger than I had expected.
Ooo, He is older than I had expected.
There were more spectators than I had expected.
He was more surprised than I had expected.
In addition, unemployment has been better highlighted, although to a lesser extent than I had expected.
There's a lot more to you than I had expected.
I can now state that the Commission is ready to go a considerable way, further than I had expected.
We were closer to the poor women, we were further out in the villages than I had expected and we worked more through Bangladeshi NGOs than I had expected.
Unfortunately, it is totally different now that it has arrived, accompanied by the European private company.
I set off without any prejudices or preconceived ideas, but the situation I found was worse than I had expected: it is a powder keg ready to explode, and it will have a domino effect throughout the area.
But it is totally different to do the same thing under pressure and fear, thinking this might be your last day of liberty.
It wasn't as bad as I had expected.
And things go just as I had expected.
I know that my suspicions were justified but not as I had expected.
This war is turning out to be different than I expected.
It feels much different than I expected.
I must confess the thing's not as I had expected.
But then, the pieces of the plane didn't jump back together, as I had expected.

Alternatives:

it is totally different from what I had expected.

It is totally different from I had expected.

This phrase is the more standard and widely accepted construction in English.

This phrase is the preferred choice in formal writing and is considered more correct when comparing two things.

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New growth is totally different from that of the past.
It is clear that the situation of agriculture in the EU is totally different from the situation in the US.
This is totally different from our fight against Japan!
Life is totally different from the one you're thinking of right now.
There may be problems in general, but particularly Section 19 in Spanish is totally different from the English original.
Unfortunately, it is totally different now that it has arrived, accompanied by the European private company.
The situation in Germany, which has a publicsector share of 51 %, is totally different from that in the United Kingdom or Greece, for example.
There are too many enemies that want to turn Tunisia into a model that is totally different from the one we want.
But it is totally different to do the same thing under pressure and fear, thinking this might be your last day of liberty.
He's a much bigger boy than I had expected.
It wasn't as bad as I had expected.
And things go just as I had expected.
That one was way more difficult than I had expected.
This city is much larger than I had expected.
Ooo, He is older than I had expected.
There were more spectators than I had expected.
He was more surprised than I had expected.
I know that my suspicions were justified but not as I had expected.
I must confess the thing's not as I had expected.
But then, the pieces of the plane didn't jump back together, as I had expected.

Alternatives:

it is totally different from what I had expected.

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It is totally different than I had expected. vs It is totally different from I had expected.