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Tory303 Posted 14 years ago
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Do "by, beside, next to" mean same each other?

Do "by, beside, next to" mean same each other in the sentence below?
There was an ostrich beside/by/next to him.
  

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tory303 Do "by, beside, next to" mean same each other in the sentence below? Almost. By is a vague expression over there.

— Prajwalkr

  • tory303 Do "by, beside, next to" mean same each other in the sentence below?
  • Almost.
  • By is a vague expression over there.
  • Beside can be regarded as more formal than next to.
  • Prajwal
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tory303Do "by, beside, next to" mean same each other in the sentence below?
Almost.
By is a vague expression over there. Beside can be regarded as more formal than next to.


Prajwal
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