 Re: Compared to and compared with
Yes, both. I checked with a concordancer and there is no difference even if you compare eg British/American usage, or written/spoken. Nor does the following phrase have any influence (eg is it followed by a gerund, a noun phrase, a number or anything else). It always comes out about 50/50. Individual speakers might have personal tendencies to use one rather than another, but there doesn't seem to be any specific rationale behind the choice |