Is this sentence correct ?

[duiter]

Dear all,


Is this sentence correct ?

Prices in the UK are high compared to / with / in comparison with those in Canada and Australia.


There are 5 million smokers in the UK, while only 2 million of those in Canada and 1 million in Australia.


Many thanks

[Barb_D]

Dear all,


Is this sentence correct ?

Prices in the UK are high compared to / with / in comparison with those in Canada and Australia.


There are 5 million smokers in the UK, while only 2 million of those in Canada and 1 million in Australia.


Many thanks

The first works with all three options. I'd go with "compared to."

There are 5 million smokers in the UK, where there are only 2 million in Canada and 1 million in Australia. (This statistic would be more relevant if you gave the total population of each country.)

[TheParser]

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NOT A TEACHER


(1) Just a gentle reminder that some (repeat: some) people feel that there is a difference between "compare to" and "compare with."

(a) Mother: You are just like your brother.
Tom: No, I'm not. Stop comparing me to him. (= to liken. That is, to say that two things are the same. Remember that famous line from Shakespeare: "Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?")

(b) Father: I think that you should go to Harvard.
Daughter: Actually, I was thinking about Oxford.
Father: So what are you going to do?
Daughter: Well, I am going to compare Harvard with Oxford and then make a decision. (= consider the similarities and differences between two things.)

(2) As a non-teacher, I respectfully suggest that you consider using "compared with."