I prefer coffee to tea.
'to' is the correct preposition.
The correct way to tell people about your love of java is to say that "I prefer coffee to tea."
It is correct to say "I prefer this to that" (for example, "I prefer tea to coffee"). This would mean that you have a preference for, or favor, tea over coffee. "Than" is for comparisons: this is [more, greater, better, etc.] than that. But you would say "I would rather do this than that."
I think it is: I prefer coffee OVER tea. But it also could be: I prefer coffee to tea.It could also be more than tea but i think it is I prefer coffee to tea. I would always use to.
The correct preposition to use after "prefer" is "to." For example, "I prefer coffee to tea."
The simple present of "prefer" is "prefer." For example, "I prefer coffee over tea."
It should be, "you prefer coffee to tea".
it can be considered coffee than tea
They prefer tea cups as tea is served very hot and a tea cup is thinner than a coffee mug so the tea will cool quicker oppossed to a coffee mug which is supposed to keep your coffee hot.
Totally matter of preference. I prefer coffee over tea.
No, I prefer coffee.
I was tall unlike the short girl next to me.
he prefers tea more!