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I would like to compare the shift from analog to digital film-making [ to / with ] the shift from fresco and tempera to oil painting in the early Renaissance.
I can tell the difference between compare to and compare with most of time. We can compare the artist to DaVinci or we can compare this textbook with that textbook.
But with the sentence given above, I am not so sure because it is confusing that the shift is a common denominator and at the same time film making and painting are two diffetent things. Then again there is a possibility that some kind of numerical data are involved like pie charts, or transition parallels which means they can be compared with. Could you help me clarify it? Thanks.
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Here you would say, for example:
"The shift from analog to digital film-making is comparable to ("with" cannot be substituted here) the transition from fresco and tempera to painting in oil, during the Renaissance."
"To" is typically used with the verb "compare." The phrase "compare with" is not often used, and when it is used it is usually in idiomatic constructions li
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