'we' are the ones comparing (the subordinate clause gets its subject from the main clause), and we're comparing x with y, where x = 'it' = 'modern physics' According to the dict, compare is both transitive and intransitive, it doesn't always need an object. The following is from an english exercise given by my son's teacher 40% of lizard species worldwide could be extinct by 2080 Barry sinerro reached the conclusion by taking current data on mexican lizards and comparing it against extinction modelling and projected risks worldwide 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. The meaning of comperison in longman dictionary the process of compairing two or more people or things 1) comparison with his previous movies shows how lee has developed as a director 2)in comparison to other recent video games, this one is not very exciting in these sentences can i use. 1.when comparing iphone and android smartphone hardware, it's actually easier to point out what the two phones lack compared to the other
I wouldn't use it at all Compared with is definitely much better As so often with this sort of question, we probably wouldn’t phrase it that way in the first place I’m comparing a and b in terms of their functionality I’m comparing the functionality of a and b I’m comparing the functionality of a against that of b.
Sorry for my vague expression Compare a [with b] in my post means compare s ome th ing together with s ome b ody <edited by moderator (florentia52) to remove unwarranted abbreviations> If you say on the form i think fred is a very good candidate, you are inevitably comparing fred to somebody else or some other people, and you are probably not comparing him to the children at your child's infant school Who exactly are you comparing fred to? When comparing 2 things, do you say thing1 is worth more than thing2 or thing1 is more worth than thing 2
