Hello everyone The dictionary definitions suggest that the three verbs 'liken', 'compare' and 'analogize' mean the same when we want to say that someone or something is similar to someone or something else in some aspects. Liken: to say that someone is similar to or has the same qualities as...
As of (compare with as from) does much the same thing; it fixes a time but (often) it looks from that point to a relative future time. "As of this moment, I have £2.98 in my pocket but I will add three random coins every minute - after 20 minutes we will see how much I have." A: "As of 23rd August we had £1,234, now we have £2.45"
& 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.
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Say A and B are the same kind of product but of different brands. I want to test their functionality. I compare A and B on their functionality. I compare A...
In Northern Italy, "comare" and "compare" are not the godmother and the godfather (we use "madrina" and "padrino") but the best woman and the best man at a wedding. Last September I was best woman at my best friend's wedding, and at the party I was known by everyone as "la comare". La mia comare/il mio compare-> the best woman and the best man at my wedding (this is often a bond that lasts for ...