2008年5月20日 · Hi Mary, "Comparing with" is awkward English at best; I wouldn't use it at all. "Compared with" is definitely much better. Patty M

2006年6月1日 · 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 …

2013年8月8日 · 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.

2006年10月13日 · 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 …

2019年11月25日 · 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 …

2006年2月10日 · 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 …

2009年6月3日 · 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 …

2013年5月10日 · Moderator note: threads merged to create this one. Hi all, I've seen a few times when someone is complaining about a service or product they've bought they then say at the end, 'pas très …

2009年11月6日 · 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 …

2018年12月29日 · It's an insult. Animals like snails and slugs leave a trail of slime as they move around. Spider-man's saying the Hobgoblin is slimy (meaning unpleasant or obnoxious), and is possibly …