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Pructus Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Compare

Hi,

This is from a dictionary for the word, "compare":

To be worthy of comparison; bear comparison: two concert halls that just do not compare.

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two concert halls that just do not compare......

Does it mean "two concert halls that are so bad that they cannot even come up to the level of comparison" or does it mean "two concert halls that are too good to be compared to"?



  

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pructus two concert halls that just do not compare.. One concert hall is large, elegant, beautifully decorated and lighted, and has perfect acoustics. The other concert hall is very small, dimly-lit, dirty, and shabby.

— AlpheccaStars

  • pructus two concert halls that just do not compare..
  • One concert hall is large, elegant, beautifully decorated and lighted, and has perfect acoustics.
  • The other concert hall is very small, dimly-lit, dirty, and shabby.
  • It has seen better days.
  • The two concert halls just do not compare.
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pructustwo concert halls that just do not compare..
One concert hall is large, elegant, beautifully decorated and lighted, and has perfect acoustics.

The other concert hall is very small, dimly-lit, dirty, and shabby. It has seen better days.

The two concert halls just do not compare.
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pructusDoes it mean "two concert halls that are so bad that they cannot even come up to the level of comparison" or does it mean "two concert halls that are too good to be compared to"?
Neither. When two things "don't compare" usually one is very good and the other is very bad, and it's obvious to everyone which is better and which is worse. Another way of s
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Thanks AlpheccaStars and Calif!!

I never imagined this one was of that meaning....
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