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This week some advice about the adjective related:
After the adjective related, use the preposition to (not ‘with’):
✗ Many health problems are related with passive smoking.
✓ Many health problems are related to passive smoking.
✗ Love, in this play, is related with money and social conventions.
✓ Love, in this play, is related to money and social conventions.
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Is it necessary to say ~they are related to each other or just related?