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Taka Posted 20 years ago
Grammar
in/at
(1)The river is in the same distance from my house to the sea.
(2)The river is at the same distance from my house to the sea.
Do they both make sense? If they do, do they have the same meaning or not? If the meanings are different, what is the difference?
(2)The river is at the same distance from my house to the sea.
Do they both make sense? If they do, do they have the same meaning or not? If the meanings are different, what is the difference?
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IMO: 2)The river is at the same distance from my house and from the sea.
- IMO: 2)The river is at the same distance from my house and from the sea.
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IMO:
2)The river is at the same distance from my house and from the sea.
2)The river is at the same distance from my house and from the sea.
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Taka, it's not clear what you mean. Is the distance from the house to the river the same as from the house to the sea? Marius's sentence says that the river to your house is the same as the river to the sea. But I'm not sure that's what you mean. Either way, you don't need the "at" at all. You may be better of simply saying "as far as" rather than distance.
It is as far from my house to t
It is as far from my house to t
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Grammar GeekTaka, it's not clear what you mean. Is the distance from the house to the river the same as from the house to the sea?Sorry about the confusion, but right, it's:
(the sea)---
Your expression, 'The distance from the house to the river is the same as from the house
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My first choice would be no preposition at all: The river is the distance.
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Grammar GeekMy first choice would be no preposition at all: The river is the distance.OK. Then, what if you were supposed to use 'There is ...' construction, like 'There is a river...'? 'There is a river in the same distance' or 'There is a river at the same distance'? Or are they both acceptable?
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Jumping in--
The river is the same distance from my house as the sea is.
If, for reasons of wanting to 'pinpoint' the location, at does it a lot better than in.
The river is at the same distance from my house as the sea is.
EDIT: Did
The river is the same distance from my house as the sea is.
If, for reasons of wanting to 'pinpoint' the location, at does it a lot better than in.
The river is at the same distance from my house as the sea is.
EDIT: Did
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DavkettIf, for reasons of wanting to 'pinpoint' the location, at does it a lot better than in.Right. But what if the distance is not exactly the same. That is:
The river is at the same distance from my house as the sea is.
[(The sea)---
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If I didn't want to be so exact about the distance, then I'd say--
The river is within the same distance (10 km) from the house as the sea is.
Of course, that could mean that the sea is 10 km away and the river is 1 km away.
Are you looking for 'nearly the same distance' away?
In just doesn
The river is within the same distance (10 km) from the house as the sea is.
Of course, that could mean that the sea is 10 km away and the river is 1 km away.
Are you looking for 'nearly the same distance' away?
In just doesn
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DavkettIf I didn't want to be so exact about the distance, then I'd say--Yes, 'within' would be fine. But 'in' is also OK for 'somewere between', especially when it's close to the boundary (10 km), isn't it? 'Within' seems to imply a
The river is within the same distance (10 km) from the house as the sea is.
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Was I editing while you were reading my post?
You know, maybe I shouldn't have used the word 'pinpoint' above, when choosing 'at'. 'At' isn't that exact. 'In' is not proper here. Something can be 'in the distance', but that phrase is very broad as far as a statement about measurement. 'In the same distance' would be a very odd phrase when speaking of measure.
You know, maybe I shouldn't have used the word 'pinpoint' above, when choosing 'at'. 'At' isn't that exact. 'In' is not proper here. Something can be 'in the distance', but that phrase is very broad as far as a statement about measurement. 'In the same distance' would be a very odd phrase when speaking of measure.
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