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Catty1401 Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

compare

Hi!
Could you tell me please which form is correct or more often used?

In comparison with Jake, Bob is tall.

Compared to (or with?) Jake, Bob is tall.

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Compared to/with Jake, Bob is tall. W. Fowler: 'Compare', in the sense 'suggest or state a similarity', is regularly followed by 'to', not 'with'; in the sense 'examine or set forth the details of a supposed similarity or estimate its degree', it is regularly followed by 'with', not 'to'.

— Mister Micawber

  • Compared to/with Jake, Bob is tall.
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  • Fowler: 'Compare', in the sense 'suggest or state a similarity', is regularly followed by 'to', not 'with'; in the sense 'examine or set forth the details of a supposed similarity or estimate its degree', it is regularly followed by 'with', not 'to'.
  • 'He compared me to Demosthenes' means that he suggested that I was comparable to him or put me in the same class; 'He compared me with Demosthenes' means that he instituted a detailed comparison or pointed out where & how far I resembled or failed to resemble him.
  • 'Compared with/to him, I am a bungler'-- This is a common sentence type in which either sense is applicable.
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Compared to/with Jake, Bob is tall.

H.W. Fowler:

'Compare', in the sense 'suggest or state a similarity', is regularly followed by 'to', not 'with'; in the sense 'examine or set forth the details of a supposed similarity or estimate its degree', it is regularly followed by 'with', not 'to'.
'He compared me to Demosthenes' means that he suggested that
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The explanation is very helpful. Thank you,sir.
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