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 prefer to / than?11 replies 1 2 Can i say, (a) The customers prefer to buy his fish than others. (b) She prefers reading to / than writing. Veteran Member7,788 a) The customers prefer to buy his fish than others. This doesn't work as there is no comparison here. What do you mean by 'others'. Also, customers is plural so you need 'their' not 'his'. (b) She prefers reading to writing Veteran Member11,782   If I change to like this: (a) The customers prefer to buy fish from Susan than / to other stalls. Vincent TeoIf I change to like this:The customers would rather buy fish from Susan's stall than other stalls. The customers prefer to buy fish from Susan's stall rather than other stalls.  Veteran Member8,073 Yoong LiatIs that any rulesVincent Teo(a) The customers prefer to buy fish from Susan than / to other stalls.The customers would rather buy fish from Susan's stall than other stalls. (a) "prefer to ... rather than" (must put "than"?), (b) would rather + base word... than (but not "rather than'?) My sentence (a) above is consider wrong? shall I know the reason? Vincent TeoYoong LiatIs that any rulesVincent Teo(a) The customers prefer to buy fish from Susan than / to other stalls.The customers would rather buy fish from Susan's stall than other stalls. Shall I know the rules and examples? As you say, "prefer to ..to " is incorrect, but "prefer to..."is correct. Why? Vincent TeoShall I know the rules and examples?1. He prefers to play to study. (incorrect) 2. He prefers to play rather than study. (ok) 3. He would rather play than study. (ok) I believe you'll agree that sentence 2 is incorrect. It is a matter of usage. >If I change to like this: bad English >Shall I know the rules and examples old-fashioned English Veteran Member11,673 Show more
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