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missdaredevil



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PostPosted: Wed Oct 19, 2005 5:55 am    Post subject: against Reply with quote
Later, however, the scale he devised was adapted for use in other areas and is now the standard *against* which earthquakes everywhere in the world are measured.


Why*aganist* not *of*?

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Bob S.



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PostPosted: Wed Oct 19, 2005 8:48 am    Post subject: Re: against Reply with quote
missdaredevil wrote:
Later, however, the scale he devised was adapted for use in other areas and is now the standard *against* which earthquakes everywhere in the world are measured.


Why*aganist* not *of*?

Common English usage.
When you have a standard you are using to compare things, you can use "against", "by", "to", or "according to". It just sounds better that way.
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