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

Jun 1, 2006 · Aha - you're talking about comparing apples with apples - that's completely different. If someone is comparing two things and making the point that thing A is much better than thing B, but …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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" …

Dec 29, 2018 · It's an insult. Animals like snails and slugs leave a trail of slime as they move around. Spider-man's saying the Hobgoblin is slimy (meaning unpleasant or obnoxious), and is possibly …