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[Ju]

I have read the old threads posted in the forum and would like to clarify the usages of :

1. compared to
2. compared with

3. as compared to
4. as compared with

5. comparing to
6. comparing with

7. as comparing to
8. as comparing with

9. in comparison to
10 in comparison with

Thank you.

[5jj]

You have read the old threads posted in the forum; which particular expressions are you unsure about?

[Ju]

You have read the old threads posted in the forum; which particular expressions are you unsure about?

Then I will make the some sentences by using different phrases.

compared to
Bo's pear tastes better as compared to Lee's.

compared with
Jack is kinder when compared with Lo.

comparing to
Comparing to Lee's, Bo's pear tastes better

comparing with
Comparing with Lo, Jack is kinder.

as comparing to
As comparing to Lee's, Bo's pear tastes better

as comparing with
As comparing with Lo, Jack is kinder.

in comparison to
Bo’s pear tastes better in comparison to Lee’s

in comparison with
In comparing with Lo, Jack is kinder.

Are the above sentences correct?

Thank you.

[5jj]

All of your sentences are unnatural:

Bo's pear tastes better as compared to than Lee's.
Jack is kinder when compared withthan Lo.
Comparing to Lee's, Bo's pear tastes better than Lee's.
Comparing with Lo, Jack is kinder than Lo.

etc

[emsr2d2]

As you can see from 5jj's post, we don't use "[as] compared to/with" in the way you tried to use it. We use it like this quite regularly:

Compared with Lee's, Bo's pear tastes better.
When compared to Lo, Jack is kinder.

[5jj]

Compared with Lee's, Bo's pear tastes better.
When compared to Lo, Jack is kinder.

Even those don't sound very natural to me. We have already used the comparative form of the adjective to make the comparison.

I might say, "Compared with Lee's, Bo's pear tastes good." This means that it doesn't really taste good, but it tastes less bad than Lee's.

[emsr2d2]

Even those don't sound very natural to me. We have already used the comparative form of the adjective to make the comparison.

I might say, "Compared with Lee's, Bo's pear tastes good." This means that it doesn't really taste good, but it tastes less bad than Lee's.

Couldn't your second example mean that Lee's pear tasted absolutely fantastic, but Bo's was merely good?

[5jj]

Couldn't your second example mean that Lee's pear tasted absolutely fantastic, but Bo's was merely good?

I think that we'd have to add merely, only, or similar words, to give that meaning.

[emsr2d2]

I think that we'd have to add merely, only, or similar words, to give that meaning.

Fair point. Devil's advocate and all that.

[Ju]

Fair point. Devil's advocate and all that.

Hi emsr2d2,

Can you explain what does Devil's advocate and all that mean?

Thank you,