Błędnie: Peter differed from the way I was going to distribute the money, and he submitted his own project to the committee. Poprawnie: Peter differed with the way I was going to distribute the money, and he submitted his own project to the committee.
Zwrot ‘differ from’ znaczy „różny od”, „niepodobny”, np. ‘This dog differs from the others’ („Ten pies różni się od innych”).
Natomiast zwrot ‘differ with’ znaczy „nie zgadzać się z (kimś, czymś)”, np. ‘She differed with him on the case’ („Nie zgadzała się z nim w tej sprawie”).