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Debpriya De Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Equal to with

1. "Women want equal status with men."
Generally we use the preposition "to" with "equal" as in "His scores are equal to mine"
Can we replace "with" with "to" in the first sentence ?
  

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Hi, 1. " Generally we use the preposition "to" with "equal" as in "His scores are equal to mine" Can we replace "with" with "to" in the first sentence ? Yes.

— Clive

  • Hi, 1.
  • " Generally we use the preposition "to" with "equal" as in "His scores are equal to mine" Can we replace "with" with "to" in the first sentence ?
  • Yes.
  • " Broadly speaking, 'to' is usually more strictly correct than 'with'.
  • Clive
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Hi,
1. "Women want equal status with men."
Generally we use the preposition "to" with "equal" as in "His scores are equal to mine"
Can we replace "with" with "to" in the first sentence ? Yes.
It's a much shorter version of "Women want status that is equal to t
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Is "with" more common with "equal" in such sentences. Most dictionaries seem to prefer "with" to "to"
in sentences such as my original sentence.
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Hi Clive,

I got to read this thread because I was interested to learn from the original poster's question. I was wondering if you could, please share as well your thoughts on another thread below with my original questions for examples C and D. As always, I appreciate your helpful explanations.

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Hi,
in sentences such as my original sentence.Is "with" more common with "equal" in such sentences. Most dictionaries seem to prefer "with" to "to"

I don't know. Maybe. My dictionary just says 'often followed by to, with'.

Clive
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