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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
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"Identical from" vs "identical to"

0I'm proofing a technical document and the author like to use "identical from" in his sentences. To me it sound more natural to use "identical to." Are both correct? Here's an example: The document has the sentence:02br
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00Note that this hierarchy is related but far from identical from the hierarchy clients see.02br
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00I think this sounds better as02br
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00Note that this hierarchy is related to but far from identical to the hierarchy clients see.02br
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00Which version is better?02br
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"02br 02br 00"Identical from" doesn't make any sense to me. Perhaps the author's original language isn't English. 0-

  • "02br 02br 00"Identical from" doesn't make any sense to me.
  • Perhaps the author's original language isn't English.
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0Without a doubt, use "to."02br
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00"Identical from" doesn't make any sense to me. Perhaps the author's original language isn't English. Prepositions are pretty tricky.0-
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0The author is Italian. I suspect it is a translation error on his part. He uses this construct (and many other odd ones) throughout the document.0-
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0I second that!0-
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Umm, it is curious. It sounds to me more natural "identical to". However, I was trying to write with tow respective meanings:

Your problem set is different / identical to those of your classmates.

and I was suggested to use always "different from" but then it loses homogeneity.

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