compared to vs compared with

Status
Not open for further replies.

Tan Elaine

Key Member
Joined
Jun 29, 2008
Member Type
Student or Learner
Native Language
English
Home Country
Hong Kong
Current Location
Hong Kong
Is there any difference between 'compared to' and 'compared with'?

Thanks.
 
Last edited:

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
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.

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
 
Status
Not open for further replies.
Top