Reason for と particle after adverb さっき in sentence about something previously mentioned


I came across this sentence and I believe I understand what it is saying, but
I don't understand why there is a と particle being used after さっき. Why is it
not just さっき言ってる? As there is nothing that comes after さっき here

Sentence:

> 何？ さっきと言ってることが違う！
>
> What? That is different from what I was saying a moment ago!




A phrase is abbreviated, and it would be easy to figure out why "と" is
required.

> さっき「言ってたこと」と言ってることが違う！

So, the sentence is comparing さっき「言ってたこと」 and 言ってること, so that it requires と.

That sentence is often used when someone is complaining/accusing that one
changes his/her explanation.




A phrase is abbreviated, and it would be easy to figure out why "と" is
required.

> さっき「言ってたこと」と言ってることが違う！

So, the sentence is comparing さっき「言ってたこと」 and 言ってること, so that it requires と.

That sentence is often used when someone is complaining/accusing that one
changes his/her explanation.

