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Alc24 Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

Compared to vs Next to

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He's very short next to his brother/compared to his brother.

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It should be compared to his brother.

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  • It should be compared to his brother.
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It should be compared to his brother.
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1. He is very short compared to / compared with / in comparison with his brother.
2. He is sitting next to me.

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I've heard NEXT TO to mean COMPARED TO? Are you sure you can't say it?

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alc24I've heard NEXT TO to mean COMPARED TO? Are you sure you can't say it?

You've heard right, it can be used that way according to COCA:

I deserve this praise, he said to himself. Next to me they are like tiny insects, powerless, meaningless noth-ings
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