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Like vs As mystery. And 'compared to' 'compared with'. 29 Apr 2007, 14:46
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Any words of wisdom on these two topics ?????



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Like vs As mystery. And 'compared to' 'compared with'. 29 Apr 2007, 15:39
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"Like" is used for comparison of nouns and noun phrases whereas "as" is used when comparing actions.

Compare to is used to show similarity: e.g. You can compare my copy to the original.

Compare with is used to show difference and similaity: e.g. His work can't compare with mine.
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Like vs As mystery. And 'compared to' 'compared with'. 30 Apr 2007, 23:09
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'compare to' is used to compare two very different things (unreal comparisons)

eg : poetic comparisons - smile to a bright sunshine

'compare with' to compare two similar things (real comparisons)

eg : our GMAT scores :)
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'compare to' is used to compare two very different things (unreal comparisons)

eg : poetic comparisons - smile to a bright sunshine

'compare with' to compare two similar things (real comparisons)

eg : our GMAT scores :)
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Like vs As mystery. And 'compared to' 'compared with'. 01 May 2007, 00:38
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Like v/s. As: Like is used to express similarity. It is normally used to show similarity between two nouns e.g. Lemons are like limes.
As on the other hand would normally compare two clauses and not two nouns. E.g. He looks as if he is drunk.
Such As: It is normally used to give examples. Compare the two sentences ‘I want you to buy fruits like lemons and limes’. However, if you want lemons and limes, you would say that ‘I want you to buy fruits such as lemons and limes’. The earlier sentence means you don’t want lemons and limes, but fruits like those.

Compared to v/s. Compared with: To show comparison between unlike things, ‘compare to’ is used. To show comparison between like things, ‘compare with’ is used.
e.g. He compared her to a summer day.
Scientists compare the human brain to a computer. (Unlike thing)

The police compared the forged signature with the original. (Like things)


I hope this will help.

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