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Martinlee Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
To/ with
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Are there subtle differences between 'be related to' and 'be related with'? Also, Any subtle differences between 'be connected to' and 'be connected with'?
Thanks
Are there subtle differences between 'be related to' and 'be related with'? Also, Any subtle differences between 'be connected to' and 'be connected with'?
Thanks
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"be related with" is normally wrong, or at best unidiomatic. Offhand, I can't think of any situation in which it would be used in preference to "be related to". "connected to" and "connected with" are both used.
- "be related with" is normally wrong, or at best unidiomatic.
- Offhand, I can't think of any situation in which it would be used in preference to "be related to".
- "connected to" and "connected with" are both used.
- For physical connection, I would generally use "to" (for example, "the computer is connected to the power supply").
- For abstract connection either is possible, but "with" perhaps seems more indirect, and there may be special idiomatic considerations applying in individual cases that dictate a preference for one or the other.
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"be related with" is normally wrong, or at best unidiomatic. Offhand, I can't think of any situation in which it would be used in preference to "be related to".
"connected to" and "connected with" are both used. For physical connection, I would generally use "to" (for example, "the computer is connected to the power supply"). For abstract connection either is possible, but "with" perhaps
"connected to" and "connected with" are both used. For physical connection, I would generally use "to" (for example, "the computer is connected to the power supply"). For abstract connection either is possible, but "with" perhaps
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