There is no difference ....... except .........

English as a Second Language English Vocabulary, Grammar and Idioms
1

Today I have written the following sentence to mean "The only difference between A and B is “A is more powerful than B”.

There is no difference between A and B except A is more powerful than B.

But someone says that my sentence doesn’t express that meaning. He says that my sentence is wrong.

I need to be confirmed whether my sentence is wrong. Could someone please help me here?

2

It’s not exactly wrong, but it isn’t very logical either.
What’s the point of saying ‘there’s no difference… except’?
This is a more preferable option:
The only difference between A and B is that A is more powerful.

3

Hello Ma’am,

Does the following expression sound OK to you?

  • There is no other difference between A and B except A is more powerful than B.
4

Leave out ‘other’ and it will be fine.

5

‘There is no difference between A and B except that A is more powerful than B’ would be clearer and convey the same meaning.

6

No clearer. Not incorrect, but unnecessary.
I would use ‘that’ with
The only difference between A and B is that A is more powerful than B.