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Compared to v. Whereas

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Compared to v. Whereas

by bml1105 » Thu May 08, 2014 6:39 pm
Are these interchangeable? Or are there specific rules of which one to use when?
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by Tushar14 » Thu May 08, 2014 7:06 pm
Hello,
According to me we use "Whereas" (Limited to TWO) within sentences to contrast two ideas, and "Compared" (Could be N numbers) is use to find the similarities or differences between two or more.

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by aditya8062 » Thu May 08, 2014 7:56 pm
i think the basic difference lies in the fact that "whereas" is used only with clauses ,however "compared to" is used to compare nouns or nouns+modifiers.
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by bml1105 » Thu May 08, 2014 8:16 pm
Thanks!
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