Hello. I need your help please.
I prefer Hergé's real name to his pen name.
I prefer Hergé's real name instead of his pen name.
Are both correct? Is there a rule about that?
Thank you, bye!
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Re: instead of or to
I prefer #1 to #2.
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Thank you Tukanja.
I need to know if there is a rule. In Italian "Intead of", in this case, means the same of "to", so I'm somewhat confused. Bye.
I need to know if there is a rule. In Italian "Intead of", in this case, means the same of "to", so I'm somewhat confused. Bye.
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I prefer to say either "this" to "that" or "that" to "this" to any other way of saying it in English.Stefano wrote:Thank you Tukanja.
I need to know (if) whether there is a rule. In Italian "Instead of", in this case, means the same of "to", so I'm somewhat confused. Bye.
The sentence I prefer "something" instead of "something else" isn't grammatically correct English, in my opinion. I am not a teacher but learner.
Stop using "to" after you are corrected by a native English speaker. (Because of their politeness, you'll never be corrected. What's more, they will say that your English is very good. )
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Re: instead of or to
Thank you tukanja, very kind of you. Bye!!!