Language/English/Grammar/‘Differ-with’-and-‘Differ-from’
When you differ with someone, you disagree with that person’s opinion or idea.
When you differ from someone, it means that you are unlike that person.
E.g.
• The form teacher differed with the English teacher on the boy’s abilities.
• Mr Chan differed from his predecessor in terms of management style.
Sometimes you may find it hard to decide which preposition you should use with a word.
This is a list to help you.
• according to
• angry with
• ashamed of
• bored with (something)
• comment on
• disagree with
• disappointed in (something)
• disappointed with (somebody)
• disgusted at (something)
• disgusted with (somebody)
• pride oneself on (something)
• protest against
• rely on
• similar to
• write about (something)
• write to (somebody)