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- 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
- 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
- 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
- We are open or opened | WordReference Forums
Open is an adjective, not a verb Compare: "We are tall " "We are opened " (I assume you mean a business shop) is simply incorrect and meaningless "Tell me what is in the boxes when they are opened " are opened is the passive for of the verb to open
- (the) most brightly | WordReference Forums
The first sentence: The sun shines most brightly at midday (there is only one sun and it shines most brightly at midday) The second sentence: She dances the most beautifully of all (one girl in comparison to others, of all who are there to compare her with) What do you think?
- How to say it didnt matter in a more formal way
In the study I've conducted, the patient groups had different mean ages, so it seemed like a problem for a comparison of melatonin levels But I also found out that melatonin didn't change by age in children, so I can compare the groups without any problems I need a much more formal sentence for "it didn't matter" Help please
- subject +Ving - WordReference Forums
In many cases the ing form is ambiguous as to whether it's a noun or a verb Compare this pair with "questioning": [1] I resented [his constant questioning of my motives] [noun] [2] I resented [his constantly questioning my motives] [verb]
- FR: on va aller - WordReference Forums
Compare: Simple future The main verb is conjugated in the future tense In French, that means you use future tense conjugation endings In English, that means you add the auxiliary "will " Tomorrow I will go out with friends = Demain, je sortirai avec des amis We will eat dinner together = Nous mangerons ensemble (Informal: on mangera
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