
comparing to - compared to - WordReference Forums
Dec 10, 2020 · Before the internet students had to study and do researches in the libraries, which used to take a long time comparing to these days when we just need to put a word on google and we find …
comparing with / compared with | WordReference Forums
May 20, 2008 · Hi Mary, "Comparing with" is awkward English at best; I wouldn't use it at all. "Compared with" is definitely much better. Patty M
compare A (with / and) B - WordReference Forums
Aug 8, 2013 · 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.
indicate the cohort against which you are assessing the applicant
Nov 25, 2019 · 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 …
compare to / with | WordReference Forums
Oct 13, 2006 · 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 …
Comparison with different verbs (más...de lo que) - WordReference …
Feb 10, 2006 · 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 …
younger / youngest - WordReference Forums
Jun 3, 2009 · 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 …
Pronunciation: COMparable v comPArable - WordReference Forums
Apr 7, 2009 · Just a quick one: I believe that COMparable is a British pronunciation (the capital letters symbolize stress), while both COMparable and comPArable could be heard in the USA. My question …
10 minutes late / late for 10 minutes - WordReference Forums
Jan 20, 2020 · It’s not a better way to say it — except when comparing different lengths of time. He was late for work yet again today. How late? 10 minutes. But one day last week he was nearly half an …
an / a old man - WordReference Forums
Nov 21, 2009 · An is use before a vawel exemption: words starts with H and titles.. Mm.. small confussion here for me now, comparing to the previous post... So, then, do you say "an honest man" …