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[–] agressivelyPassive@feddit.de 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That may be an artifact of my native language. In German the term vergleichsweise (Vergleich meaning comparison) is used like that and sometimes these constructions spill over to my English writing.

[–] NightAuthor@beehaw.org 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

no no no, its not a critique specifically of you. Native english speakers do this all the time. And I'm sure its inevitable that "comparatively" will make that transition too.

I'm interested: is there a german word to replace "vergleichsweise " to more explicitly mean "comparison"?

[–] agressivelyPassive@feddit.de 2 points 1 year ago

It literally means "comparison-wise", so there's no more explicit translation, I guess.