Expressing Your Opinion
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Author: Bob
Updated Date 01/09/2011 22:18:21
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In this post, you are going to study the difference between 'compare to' and 'compare with'.
Compare To is usually used to compare 2 unlike things:
• The old dog was compared to a monster. (dog and monster are not the same)
• Human brain is normally compared to a computer. (human brain and a computer are not the same)
Compare With is used to recognise the similarities or differences between things
• The police compared the forged signature with the original. (the forged signature and the original one both are signatures)
• His assignment paper was compared with his classmate's paper for plagiarism. (the 2 papers are both assignments)
Conclusion:
Compare to | Compare with | |
When | 2 unlike things | 2 like things |
Purpose | to stress the resemblance | to recognise the difference or similarity |