Let's look up definitions of compare. https://www.google.com/search?q=define%3Acompare&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8 https://www.google.com/search?q=define%3Acompare&ie=ut

Let's look up definitions of compare. https://www.google.com/search?q=define%3Acompare&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8 https://www.google.com/search?q=define%3Acompare&ie=utf-8&oe... I'm using it in a valid way, and not in the way you suggest, and it's clear from context which meaning I am using.