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Teal lime Posted 6 years ago
Grammar

Related to & relating to......

Are there any cases in which "related to" and "relating to" may be used interchangeably, with no difference in meaning?

If so, when?

Would you please give me some examples?

Thank you.

  

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I would say it dep[ends on the context. Diabetes is a disease related to obesity and excessive sugar intake. Here "related" means" associated and "relating" would be incorrect.

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  • I would say it dep[ends on the context.
  • Diabetes is a disease related to obesity and excessive sugar intake.
  • Here "related" means" associated and "relating" would be incorrect.
  • The latest death toll relating t o the COVID virus topped 200,000 in the US.
  • The COVID related death has topped 200,000 in the US.
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I would say it dep[ends on the context.

Diabetes is a disease related to obesity and excessive sugar intake. Here "related" means" associated and "relating" would be incorrect.

The latest death toll relating to the COVID virus topped 200,000 in the US.

The COVID related death has topped 200,000

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teal limeAre there any cases in which "related to" and "relating to" may be used interchangeably, with no difference in meaning?

Yes. When these are modifiers after a noun, they are usually interchangeable; however, it's comparatively rare to see 'relating'.

In the following you could theoretically replace 'related to' with 'relating to', but hardly

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