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Demekin Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

far away

Is the sentence below correct when I want to explain that I bought something in a faraway place and I want to use "far away"?

I bought my clothes far away.
  

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There's nothing ungrammatical about it but I don't think you'll hear many native speakers say it. CB

  • There's nothing ungrammatical about it but I don't think you'll hear many native speakers say it.
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There's nothing ungrammatical about it but I don't think you'll hear many native speakers say it.

CB
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Thank you.
How about "I bought my clothes at a place far away."?

Is the phrase a better way of saying?
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No. We do not use 'far away' or 'faraway' in the context of buying clothes.
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fivejedjonNo. We do not use 'far away' or 'faraway' in the context of buying clothes.
Would you tell me the reason?
What do you think about "in the distance" in the context of buying clothes?
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If we bought our clothes some way from the place we are speaking, we'd normally say where we bought them -

I didn't buy my clothes locally. I bought them in Manchester.
I always go to London to buy my clothes.
Do you like this jumper? I bought it when I was on holiday in Oslo.

'In the distance' would be very unnatural indeed.
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Thank you for the answer.
It's hard for me to use English like a native.
I came up with another phrase .

? I went a long way from here and bought my clothes.
Does the sentence sound unnatural for native speakers ,too?
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I can't imagine any native speaker saying it.
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Thank you very much!

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