Far-away place vs. far-off place
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Would you say that both of the underlined options are natural to your native ears? Any other suggestions about the two sentences?
When the news of his assassination reached the office, I instantly knew that there was going to be a lot of law and order problem. I was especially worried about Zara, as she used to come from a far-away place.
When the news of his assassination reached the office, I instantly knew that there was going to be a lot of law and order problem. I was especially worried about Zara, as she used to come from a far-off place.
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When the news of his assassination reached the office, I instantly knew that there were going to be a lot of law and order problems. I was especially worried about Zara, as she used to come from a far-away place / a far-off place. Both phrases are correct English, but more natural English is eg .
- When the news of his assassination reached the office, I instantly knew that there were going to be a lot of law and order problems.
- I was especially worried about Zara, as she used to come from a far-away place / a far-off place.
- Both phrases are correct English, but more natural English is eg .
- .
- I was especially worried about Zara, as she had to travel a long way to get to work.
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When the news of his assassination reached the office, I instantly knew that there were going to be a lot of law and order problems. I was especially worried about Zara, as she used to come from a far-away place / a far-off place.
Both phrases are correct English, but more natural English is
eg . . . I was especially worried about Zara, as she had to
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