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Nazanin saryazdi Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

compare

are these sentences correct?
I hate the way you always compare me with your ex-boyfriend.
I hate the way you always compare me to your ex-boyfriend.
  

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They both are grammatically right. Both 'to' and 'with' can be used with compare but they differ slightly is usage. - To compare to is traditionally used to point out or imply resemblances between objects.

— Ipaintedafish

  • They both are grammatically right.
  • Both 'to' and 'with' can be used with compare but they differ slightly is usage.
  • - To compare to is traditionally used to point out or imply resemblances between objects.
  • - To compare with is generally to point out differences between objects.
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They both are grammatically right. Both 'to' and 'with' can be used with compare but they differ slightly is usage.

- To compare to is traditionally used to point out or imply resemblances between objects.
- To compare with is generally to point out differences between objects.
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