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JungKim Posted 10 years ago
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What we did was the democratic equivalent of installing an above-ground pool.
A Guardian article titled "Samantha Bee on the US election: 'White people ruined America'" has this:
What we did was the democratic equivalent to installing an above-ground pool.
If not, could you explain when to use "of" and when to use "to" after "equivalent" being used as a noun?
In the second sentence that she said, is it possible to use "to" instead of "of" here?
Bee also spoke of the damaging effect that the result will have around the world. “Our democracy just hoicked up a marmalade hairball with the whole world watching,” she said. “What we did was the democratic equivalent of installing an above-ground pool. Even if we’re lucky and it doesn’t seep into our foundations, the neighbors will never look at us the same way again.”
What we did was the democratic equivalent to installing an above-ground pool.
If not, could you explain when to use "of" and when to use "to" after "equivalent" being used as a noun?
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JungKim If not, could you explain when to use "of" and when to use "to" after "equivalent" being used as a noun? "the equivalent to" is rare in comparison to "the equivalent of". t1%3B%2Cthe%20equivalent%20to%3B%2Cc0 CJ
- JungKim If not, could you explain when to use "of" and when to use "to" after "equivalent" being used as a noun?
- "the equivalent to" is rare in comparison to "the equivalent of".
- t1%3B%2Cthe%20equivalent%20to%3B%2Cc0 CJ
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JungKimIf not, could you explain when to use "of" and when to use "to" after "equivalent" being used as a noun?"the equivalent to" is rare in comparison to "the equivalent of".
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