http://www.bing.com:80/search?q=Comparing+Bar+GraphSearch resultshttp://www.bing.com:80/s/a/rsslogo.gifhttp://www.bing.com:80/search?q=Comparing+Bar+GraphCopyright © 2026 Microsoft. All rights reserved. These XML results may not be used, reproduced or transmitted in any manner or for any purpose other than rendering Bing results within an RSS aggregator for your personal, non-commercial use. Any other use of these results requires express written permission from Microsoft Corporation. By accessing this web page or using these results in any manner whatsoever, you agree to be bound by the foregoing restrictions.https://forum.wordreference.com/threads/compare-a-with-b-vs-compare-a-with-b.4047424/Exactly. You and Julian could have been visiting a shoe shop, and comparing the various shoes that were on display. JulianWong said: So, like this pattern, does the sentence in the question with the so-called answer: "We shouldn't compare our clothes or shoes with our classmates." mean, our classmates and we do the comparison together, and it does specify the shoes which belong us (because of ...Wed, 01 Apr 2026 01:36:00 GMThttps://forum.wordreference.com/threads/a-better-the-better-the-best-comparative-adjectives.2096736/"The better" is a superlative that only applies when comparing two people or things. "The best" is not wrong when comparing just two, but "the better" makes clear that the comparison is between two only.Tue, 31 Mar 2026 04:01:00 GMThttps://forum.wordreference.com/threads/compare-a-with-and-b.2683190/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.Wed, 01 Apr 2026 01:36:00 GMThttps://forum.wordreference.com/threads/compare-to-with.261614/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 compares her own lonely apartment with her sister's happier home.Wed, 11 Feb 2026 09:01:00 GMThttps://forum.wordreference.com/threads/younger-youngest.1423496/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 comparing him with them. HMon, 26 Jan 2026 07:54:00 GMThttps://forum.wordreference.com/threads/comparison-with-different-verbs-m%C3%A1s-de-lo-que.99270/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 articles el/la/los/las are used instead of "lo". Tengo más coches de los que puedo contar...Thu, 27 Nov 2025 21:44:00 GMThttps://forum.wordreference.com/threads/indicate-the-cohort-against-which-you-are-assessing-the-applicant.3637380/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 the children at your child's infant school! Who exactly are you comparing Fred to?Thu, 02 Apr 2026 02:54:00 GMThttps://forum.wordreference.com/threads/more-friendly-friendlier.161298/I think it is to do with the number of syllables. I think that up to 2 syllables is okay - slow, slower, but more than three you use more... eg. you couldn't say difficulter, but more difficult. Actually, I would say happy - happier, but friendly - more friendly... Now I'm confused - any help out there???Tue, 31 Mar 2026 15:56:00 GMThttps://forum.wordreference.com/threads/%E2%80%99tis-much-pride-for-fair-without-the-fair-within-to-hide.3599285/She is comparing him, in a very lengthy figure of speech, to a book. She has now reached the point where, having described the contents of the book (that is, his good character), she will describe the book's cover.Tue, 31 Mar 2026 07:43:00 GMThttps://forum.wordreference.com/threads/pas-tr%c3%a8s-commercial.2633872/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 commercial'. In English I don't think 'not very commercial' makes sense in this context. Do they mean 'not...Wed, 01 Apr 2026 18:18:00 GMT