Guest  +  84860 Tue, 29 Mar 05 04:54 PM hello, Could you tell me the difference , if there is any, among the phrases below (assuming that all the phrases are correct)?: 1)...... the difference of using sth .... 2).......the difference in using sth 3).......the difference in use of sth.... 4).......the difference in usage of sth .... 5)........the difference in using sth ....... thanks in advance for any comments! Guest

	abbie1948  +  84927 Tue, 29 Mar 05 08:38 PM I don't think that we say "the difference of ...." "Between" is the most usual word associated with difference, e.g. "the difference between this one and that one is ..." In the examples you give above: "the difference between using something and something else is ....." "the difference between the use of sth and sth else is .........." "the difference between the usage of sth and sthing else is ..." also - "the difference in height between John and Joe is 2.5 cm." abbie1948 Joined on Thu, Mar 24 2005 England Senior Member 2,657 Hope that helps. Abbie Difference Between

	CalifJim  +  85307 Thu, 31 Mar 05 08:08 AM Personally, I would use "the difference between using ... and using ...", so essentially I agree with abbie1948. CJ CalifJim Joined on Mon, Aug 2 2004 California Veteran Member 22,452 "There are no facts, only interpretations" - Nietzsche Difference Between

	yogi2005  +  85374 Thu, 31 Mar 05 12:34 PM Hi, Are the phrases #1-#5 wrong or they are just less frequent? I'm asking this question because of the fact that you can find hundreds such expressions on the net. Do they all mean the same? What about the examples below? 1.What is the difference of using two IPs with the same resolution? 2.The difference in using transparency marketing is that your company would not be just dabbling in the “women’s thing.” Thanks yogi2005 Joined on Thu, Mar 31 2005 Full Member 197

	abbie1948  +  85421 Thu, 31 Mar 05 05:05 PM I can see your point. Both of the above can be understood, but I would suggest that they are not totally grammatically correct. 1. "What is the difference between two IPs ......." (You probably don't need to state that you are using them as this can be taken as read.) 2. This does not state the other option; there must always be at least 2 options before you can use the word "between", as it is essentially a comparative. Perhaps the other option has already been mentioned, in which case I would suggest: "The difference between (option A) and using transparency marketing is ..." abbie1948 Difference Between

	CalifJim  +  86190 Sun, 03 Apr 05 06:49 AM 1. "What is the difference of using ..." doesn't make sense to me. I wonder if it means "What is the difference [between things previously mentioned in the text] when you use two IP's with the same resolution?" or "How would the results be different if two IP's with the same resolution were used?" In any case, "difference of" doesn't strike me as correct. 2. "The difference [between something already mentioned and using transparency marketing] when you use transparency marketing is that your company would ..." is the sense of the second one. So, in general, "difference between X and Y" is used when the entities which differ (X, Y) are both mentioned directly, and "difference [in / in the case of / when] Y-ing ..." or some other phrasing is used when one of the entities ( X ) has been mentioned previously. CJ CalifJim Difference Between