Is there any difference between 'compared to' and 'compared with'? Thanks.
T Tan Elaine Key Member Joined Jun 29, 2008 Member Type Student or Learner Native Language English Home Country Hong Kong Current Location Hong Kong Nov 4, 2012 #1 Is there any difference between 'compared to' and 'compared with'? Thanks. Last edited: Nov 4, 2012
O Odessa Dawn Key Member Joined Aug 10, 2012 Member Type Student or Learner Native Language Arabic Home Country Saudi Arabia Current Location Saudi Arabia Nov 4, 2012 #2 Tan Elaine said: Is there any difference between 'compared to' and 'compared with'? Thanks. Click to expand... ***NOT A TEACHER*** compare - Idioms - by the Free Dictionary, Thesaurus and Encyclopedia. https://www.usingenglish.com/forum/ask-teacher/150110-compared.html Last edited: Nov 4, 2012
Tan Elaine said: Is there any difference between 'compared to' and 'compared with'? Thanks. Click to expand... ***NOT A TEACHER*** compare - Idioms - by the Free Dictionary, Thesaurus and Encyclopedia. https://www.usingenglish.com/forum/ask-teacher/150110-compared.html
BobK Moderator Staff member Joined Jul 29, 2006 Location Spencers Wood, near Reading, UK Member Type Retired English Teacher Native Language English Home Country UK Current Location UK Nov 5, 2012 #3 I generally use 'with'. As that dictionary reference says, [it is] very close in meaning to compare someone or something to someone or something, but for some connotes stronger contrast. Click to expand... Note the 'for some'. That 'some' excludes people whose teachers drummed into their pupils the dubious belief that English words 'should' reflect their Latin roots (cum - 'with'). b
I generally use 'with'. As that dictionary reference says, [it is] very close in meaning to compare someone or something to someone or something, but for some connotes stronger contrast. Click to expand... Note the 'for some'. That 'some' excludes people whose teachers drummed into their pupils the dubious belief that English words 'should' reflect their Latin roots (cum - 'with'). b