- compare A (with and) B | WordReference Forums
Dn88 is correct If you were comparing the prices between Tesco stores in London and Tesco stores in Prague to determine whether or not there were variations between the stores within each city, then it would be correct to say "I compared prices in London and Prague" because you are not comparing London prices to Prague prices
- comparing it against with | WordReference Forums
"To compare with" is the correct construction in our everyday use but, depending on the context, to "compare against" something is correct as well See below: Merriam Webster states, in its definition of "prove": "to test the worth or quality of; specifically: to compare against a standard —sometimes used with up or out "
- compare [A with B] vs compare A [with B] - WordReference Forums
So, if we use the pattern 2 to explain the sentence, and the sentence may be interpreted into: "We shouldn't invite our classmates to compare the differences of our clothes and shoes " That's so weird!!! If the "our" is omitted, that may make sense So, I think, this sentence is only can be explained by using pattern 1, compare [A with B]
- comparable vs similar - WordReference Forums
According to the Cambridge Dictionary, comparable means similar in size, amount, or quality to something else, so it seems that I can use comparable and similar interchangeably when comparing sizes, amounts or qualities However, I'm still unsure if the word is used properly in these sentences
- Commare - WordReference Forums
The correct spelling in Italian is comare Unlike the word compare (same word but for a man) that was less fortunate, comare has several meanings: 1 = godmother 2 = neighbour who likes gossip 3 = it can also be a title before the name (in the South) Depending on the context it can also be used for woman, old woman, wife I hope this helps
- as any she belied with false compare | WordReference Forums
"as any she belied with false compare" = "as any woman people lie about by making false comparisons" In Shakespeare, 'she' is sometimes used to mean "a woman" (For example, in Twelfth Night, there's a line about someone being "the cruelest she alive" )
- en comparaison avec à | WordReference Forums
Si je dis que je compare François Mitterrand au Général de Gaulle, je reconnais un certain privilège au Général de Gaulle Mais beaucoup d'autres utiliseraient indifféremment les deux formules, et moi aussi d'ailleurs dans beaucoup d'autres cas
- how to form the comparative of color-adjectives
what are the comparative form of these adjetives: orange, pink, blue, white, red, yellow, purple, blue, green, black, etc Are there any rules for the comparative form of tese color-adjectives? thanks for your help are there any other ways to say that the color of an object is darker or
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