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    Would prefer + noun + rather than

    Can I say I would prefer tea rather than coffee? Or it's wrong and I have to use only "to" instead "rather than" in these patterns?

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    "Rather than" sounds fine to me.

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    "Prefer tea to coffee" is fairly uncommon but it works
    "I prefer tea rather than coffee" works well, sort of implies a (small) preference against coffee
    "I prefer tea over coffee." - both are good, but one is better
    "В тёмные времена хорошо видно светлых людей."
    - A quote, that only exists in Russian. Erich Maria Remarque

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