preposition

Question

Fill the blank with a proper proposition.

I've been teaching Mandarin ___(at/on/in) YouTube and I'm trying to be a YouTube star.

There are four tones in Chinese, which is a tonal language, and the word "wo" is __(in/on) third tone.

The profile ___(in/on/at) your Skype is fake.

Your hair is white compared ___(with/to) mine.

Mister Micawber · Accepted Answer

First, which do you choose, CharmYou?  Then we will check your efforts.

CharmYou · Answer

I've been teaching Mandarin at YouTube. (I choose this because of this symbol @, but I feel like on at the same time)
The character "?" is on third tone. (this is what I said when I was teaching mandarin, and my students can understand this, even though I am not sure if it's correct. Is there any other way to express this idea to avoid using an awkward preposition? I wanted to say "'?' is third tone." But '?' is actually a character, not a tone.)
I got your phone number from the profile on your Skype(This is what I said when I got a friends number and called him, I can't keep myself from thinking if its correct after the call)
Your salary is big compared to mine. (I think the verb compare collocates with 'to' and 'with', but they have different meaning, I can compare my salary with yours, which is just simple comparison. But if I compare my salary to yours, this indicates I want to know which is bigger)

Am I correct?

Mister Micawber · Answer

I've been teaching Mandarin on/at YouTube -- I think 'on' is the usual.

The character "?" is in the third tone. (Is there any other way to express this idea to avoid using an awkward preposition? -- How about 'The third tone is used for '?' ?)

I got your phone number from your profile on Skype.

Your salary is big compared with/to mine. -- 'With' is the preferred. See the Am Heritage Dict entry below:

'Compare' usually takes the preposition 'to' when it refers to the activity of describing the resemblances between unlike things: 'He compared her to a summer day.' 'Scientists sometimes compare the human brain to a computer.' It takes 'with' when it refers to the act of examining two like things in order to discern their similarities or differences: 'The police compared the forged signature with the original.' 'The committee will have to compare the Senate's version of the bill with the version that was passed by the House.' When 'compare' is used to mean 'to liken (one) with another', 'with' is traditionally held to be the correct preposition: 'That little bauble is not to be compared with (not to) this enormous jewel'. But 'to' is frequently used in this context and is not incorrect.

CharmYou · Answer

Big thanks.

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