conform to or conform with?
conform to or conform with?
(OP)
anybody can say for sure which is grammatically correct?
i'm pretty sure it was conform to.. but most ppl around me use conform with..
perhaps it doesn't matter?
appreciate any assistance.
Thanks!
i'm pretty sure it was conform to.. but most ppl around me use conform with..
perhaps it doesn't matter?
appreciate any assistance.
Thanks!





RE: conform to or conform with?
I think you could use either if speaking about meeting a specification.
RE: conform to or conform with?
My understanding has been that you:
- conform to a singular idea.
- conform with plural, or general ideas.
RE: conform to or conform with?
A brief googling indicates that they're used pretty much interchangeably--even on English usage sites!
Hg
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RE: conform to or conform with?
When used with to or with - to be in agreement or harmony
When we have to say something like 'to act in accordance with prevailing standards or custom'- comply to
RE: conform to or conform with?
Is that last part out of Webster's? Because I'd have said the opposite.
Hg
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RE: conform to or conform with?
what about "different to" and "different from" ...
RE: conform to or conform with?
Back to quark's last post--"comply to" is decidedly weird, but "conform to" in that exact same context would have been fine. Maybe that's what quark meant.
Hg
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RE: conform to or conform with?
RE: conform to or conform with?
But I'm not prepared to argue the point one way or another. I don't even know how correct my long-forgotten Latin is. The form "conform with" just sounds better than "to" to my ears!
Bung
Life is non-linear...
RE: conform to or conform with?
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Dr Michael F Platten
RE: conform to or conform with?
I'm with MikeyP. Using "comply with" gets away from the whole "conform to/with" debate with regard to compliance to regulations.
Hg
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RE: conform to or conform with?
"with regard to compliance to regulations"
M
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Dr Michael F Platten
RE: conform to or conform with?
Good Luck
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RE: conform to or conform with?
Hg
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