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Tmn111 Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

De they all mean the same?

Do all sentences mean the same and are they correct?

The hotel is far from here.
The hotel is far away.
The hotel is far away from here.

Doeas "away" mean "from here" in some cases?
I'm confused about it.

Thanks for replies, I find this forum very useful.
  

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tmn111 Doeas Does "away" mean "from here" in some cases? Yes, I suppose you could look at it that way. "away" means "not at the location referenced", so if you don't mention the location specifically, it means "away from here", "not here", "not at this location".

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  • tmn111 Doeas Does "away" mean "from here" in some cases?
  • Yes, I suppose you could look at it that way.
  • "away" means "not at the location referenced", so if you don't mention the location specifically, it means "away from here", "not here", "not at this location".
  • You can, however, say "away from there ", meaning "not at that location": I'm going to visit Central Park today.
  • It will be a long walk for me when I return because the hotel is far away from there.
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tmn111Doeas Does "away" mean "from here" in some cases?
Yes, I suppose you could look at it that way. "away" means "not at the location referenced", so if you don't mention the location specifically, it means "away from here", "not here", "not at this location". You can, however, say "away from there", meaning "not at that loc
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Thank you.

What about: The hotel is away from the bank? etc., without "far".
Can I say the examples you wrote interchangeably?
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Hi tmn,
tmn111
What about: The hotel is away from the bank? etc., without "far".

No, that's not idiomatic.
tmn111
Can I say the examples you wrote interchangeably?

You can use "there" instead of "the park" or "the bank" as long as your listener knows what you mean. You can say "far from" or "far aw
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tmn111What about: The hotel is away from the bank? etc., without "far".
No. Without "far" the meaning changes, and then we only use "be away" or "be away from" when the subject is a person, and the person is not at his usual place.

-- Where is Mr. Jones? I need to talk to him about these accounts.

-- Sorry. Mr. Jones is away
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