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- comparing with vs compared with | WordReference Forums
Comparing it with classical physics, we see that modern physics can be referred to 'We' are the ones comparing (the subordinate clause gets its subject from the main clause), and we're comparing X with Y, where X = 'it' = 'modern physics' according to the dict, "compare" is both transitive and intransitive, it doesn't always need an object
- when comparing when compared | WordReference Forums
1 When comparing iPhone and Android smartphone hardware, it's actually easier to point out what the two phones lack compared to the other 2 When comparing
- comparing with compared with | WordReference Forums
Hi Mary, "Comparing with" is awkward English at best; I wouldn't use it at all "Compared with" is definitely much better Patty M
- comparing it against with - WordReference Forums
The following is from an English exercise given by my son's teacher 40% of lizard species worldwide could be extinct by 2080 Barry Sinerro reached the conclusion by taking current data on Mexican lizards and comparing it against extinction modelling and projected risks worldwide Can
- apples pears - WordReference Forums
Aha - you're talking about comparing apples with apples - that's completely different If someone is comparing two things and making the point that thing A is much better than thing B, but you know that in fact thing A was designed to do a completely different job, and is in fact much more expensive than thing B, you might say something along the lines of: "Ah, but you are not comparing apples
- compare A (with and) B - WordReference Forums
Dear all, I compared prices in Tokyo (and with) Singapore Are there any difference in meaning or nuance between compare 'A and B' and 'A with B'? I would appreciate any comments
- a better the better the best [Comparative adjectives]
"The better" is a superlative that only applies when comparing two people or things "The best" is not wrong when comparing just two, but "the better" makes clear that the comparison is between two only
- compare [A with B] vs compare A [with B] | WordReference Forums
Sorry for my vague expression "compare A [with B]" in my post means "compare s ome th ing together with s ome b ody " <Edited by moderator (Florentia52) to remove unwarranted abbreviations>
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