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- compare [A with B] vs compare A [with B] | WordReference Forums
compare A [with B] (compare 1 thing together with sb) I think, for the question setter, they thought it is the latter pattern that should explain the question
- compare A (with and) B - WordReference Forums
Dear all, I compared prices in Tokyo (and with) Singapore Are there any difference in meaning or nuance between compare 'A and B' and 'A with B'? I would appreciate any comments
- Commare - WordReference Forums
Maria, welcome to the WR Forums Commare is not in Italian, rather a Southern dialect The correct spelling in Italian is comare Unlike the word compare (same word but for a man) that was less fortunate, comare has several meanings: 1 = godmother 2 = neighbour who likes gossip 3 = it can also be a title before the name (in the South) Depending on the context it can also be used for woman, old
- compare to with - WordReference Forums
Compare to: to show likeness between two unlike things In the poem, she compares her loneliness to a ship lost at sea Compare with: to analyze two liken things In the poem, she compares her own lonely apartment with her sister's happier home
- Liken vs compare vs analogize - WordReference Forums
To me compare and liken can be used interchangeably in this specific case, however in many other contexts when X is being compared to Y, the whole point of doing the comparison is to identify differences, not similarities Additionally, I guess the verb analogize is rarely used in English (either in AE or BE,) so we can even forget about it PS
- as any she belied with false compare - WordReference Forums
"as any she belied with false compare" = "as any woman people lie about by making false comparisons" In Shakespeare, 'she' is sometimes used to mean "a woman" (For example, in Twelfth Night, there's a line about someone being "the cruelest she alive" ) He's saying that his mistress is as rare as those other women people write untruthful poems about (where they say their mistresses eyes are
- shall I compare thee to a summers day - WordReference Forums
I know it won't be the same but I would like try Thanks a lot ! SHALL I compare thee to a summer's day? Thou art more lovely and more temperate Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May, And summer's lease hath all too short a date
- a better the better the best [Comparative adjectives]
Which one is correct? Who was the better singer - X or Y? Who was a better singer - X or Y? Who was the best singer - X or Y?
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