what is the difference between according to and according with?

[mhkraul]

WHen do you say "according to.." and "according with.."
I was asked by a student and the question stumped me!

[Marius Hancu]

Use "according to" when you confuse them, meaning (AS STATED BY):-)

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according to (AS STATED BY) preposition

According to Sarah they're not getting on very well at the moment.
According to our records you owe us $130.
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accord with sth phrasal verb FORMAL

to be the same as something, or to agree with something:

His version of events does not accord with witnesses' statements.

(from Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary (http://dictionary.cambridge.org/cald/))
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