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Contraposition Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

compared with

What is the difference between 'compared with' and 'as compared with'?
  

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I see no real difference, but I'll ellaborate a little bit below. " "Compared with" is to point out differences between objects generally regarded to be of the same order ; whereas "compared to" is to point out similarities between objects generally regarded to be of different orders . " It is a difference of style and emphasis, not a difference in meaning.

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I see no real difference, but I'll ellaborate a little bit below.

There is a difference between "compared with" and "compared to."

"Compared with" is to point out differences between objects generally regarded to be of the same order; whereas "compared to" is to point out similarities between objects generally regarded to be of different orders.
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KJinCali79I see no real difference, but I'll ellaborate a little bit below.There is a difference between "compared with" and "compared to.""Compared with" is to point out differences between objects generally regarded to be of the same order; whereas "compared to" is to point out similarities between objects generally regarded to be of different orders. Since compared wit