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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

I´d like to make a question. I´m not sure about the use of the word "far". Does it need to be always followed by the preposition "from"?
For example, if I say: Do you live far or near the beach? Is it wrong? Or I should say: Do you live far from or near the beach?
I know that if I put the word "far" before "beach" I need to use the preposition, but if I put it before, do I need it?
Thank you in advance.
  

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Hi, Say ''far from'. Do you live far from or near the beach? ' Clive

— Clive

  • Hi, Say ''far from'.
  • Do you live far from or near the beach?
  • ' Clive
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Hi,

Say ''far from'.

Do you live far from or near the beach?

Or you could just say
eg 'Do you live near the beach?'
or

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The English are a bit more sensible than that. The implication is that the speaker doesn't know which, so would therefore ask:
"How far do you live from the beach?"
or, if he thinks the person lives fairly close to/near the beach...
(1) "How close to the beach
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