“Her situation is an analogy to mine.”
Confusables Entry 1100 / 1350 60-second read
Analogous vs. Analogy
Adjective (comparable) versus noun (the comparison).
The comparisoni
“Her situation is analogous to mine.”
The ruleii
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ANALOGOUS (adj). ANALOGY (n).
ANALOGOUS is the adjective — describing two things as comparable in some respect. ANALOGY is the noun — the comparison itself.
Memory aidiii
Remember it like this
ComparE = analogY. ComparablE = analogouS.