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identical to/with

Sasha Ivanov

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Russian
As we would predict, none of these three verbs has a past tense and a past participle that is identical with its infinitive.
(Advanced English Grammar for ESL Learners - Mark Lester)
I would have used "identical to". Is there any, even the slightest, semantic difference between the two? Or are they perfectly identical?
Did you apply your developing skills with the Ngram viewer? I was very surprised to see that my inclination "identical to" is a recent development and only "identical with" late in the 20th century 👁 Smile :)
It made me feel a little younger...
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