May 20, 2008 · Hi Mary, "Comparing with" is awkward English at best; I wouldn't use it at all. "Compared with" is definitely much better. Patty M

Jun 1, 2006 · 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 …

Oct 13, 2006 · Compare to: to show likeness between two unlike things. In the poem, she compares her loneliness to a ship lost at sea. Compare with: to analyze two liken things. In the poem, she …

Nov 25, 2019 · If you say on the form "I think Fred is a very good candidate", you are inevitably comparing Fred to somebody else or some other people, and you are probably not comparing him to …

Sep 16, 2011 · One of my favorite type of movie is the zombie comedy. I would love to hear your take on this. What difference does the definite article make when comparing the following two sentences: My …

Jun 8, 2005 · My french in-laws were discussing fairy tales with me comparing the English and the French versions. Now that I am back in the states, I was trying to remember the names they gave for …

Jun 3, 2009 · It depends. If he has 10 sisters and you say "youngest", then you are referring to the two youngest ones, obviously. If he only has 2 sisters, you would say "younger", because you are …

Feb 10, 2006 · According to my CLEP book, the phrase "de lo que" is only used for comparing adjectives and adverbs. Es más fácil de lo que crees. (facil) However, when comparing things, the …

Apr 7, 2009 · Just a quick one: I believe that COMparable is a British pronunciation (the capital letters symbolize stress), while both COMparable and comPArable could be heard in the USA. My question …

Nov 6, 2009 · The context is a presentation comparing healthcare in different countries, and the title of one slide is "La mayoría de países europeos disponen de una tasa moderadora asistencial y copago …