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Mr. Tom Posted 3 years ago
Vocabulary

Far away and Afar

Hi

Are these sentences fully natural?

  1. I like animals only from afar.
  2. I like animals only from a distance.
  3. I like animals only from far away.

Thanks,

Tom

  

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Mr. Tom I like animals only from afar. "Afar" is a little quaint in most contexts.

— Anonymous

  • Mr.
  • Tom I like animals only from afar.
  • "Afar" is a little quaint in most contexts.
  • It is downright old-fashioned in some.
  • It is obsolete in American English in some others.
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Mr. TomI like animals only from afar.

"Afar" is a little quaint in most contexts. It is downright old-fashioned in some. It is obsolete in American English in some others. It is fossilized in some expressions, such as "loved her from afar".

Mr. TomI like animals only from a distance.

Fine.

Mr.
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