with comparative success

someone   Thu Jan 11, 2007 12:23 pm GMT
Is it correct in English to say you do something with comparative success? If not, how do you express that you are relatively successful in something, if you wanna say it that way: I do sg with.... ?

Thanks.
Guest   Thu Jan 11, 2007 12:24 pm GMT
You should say "relative success" instead.
billgregg   Thu Jan 11, 2007 5:27 pm GMT
"relative success" would be more common, but "comparative success" is also correct. From Webster's Online Dictionary:

Comparative, adjective
2. Having significance only in relation to something else; "a comparative newcomer".