What better way to show him you're interested in him than by getting him a present?
What better way to show him you're interested in him than with a present?
Do both the sentences mean the same thing?
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Sign up to join this communityWhat better way to show him you're interested in him than by getting him a present?
What better way to show him you're interested in him than with a present?
Do both the sentences mean the same thing?
The sentences don't mean the exact same thing but do have a certain equality. The first sentence has a distinct action while the second one can either mean what the first sentence means or something completely different.
As a non-native speaker I'd rephrase the sentences. However, aa TRomano states it's perfectly correct the way it is:
Both sentences are grammatical and are practically synonymous though grammatically slightly different.
They open with a rhetorical question "What better way [exists] to {do something} than {instrumental phrase}.
Instrumental phrases using with or by:
show ... by {doing} something
show ... with {something}
You can show your teacher you're a serious student by studying.
You can show your teacher you're a serious student with study.
What better way to show your teacher you're a serious student than by studying?
What better way to show your teacher you're a serious student than with study?