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Angliholic Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

It's near at hand//It's around the corner.

0Mike didn't sleep well with the approach of the final exam--01b00it's near at hand.02b02br
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01b00... it's around the corner.02b02br
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01b00Hi,02b02br
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00Do both of the bolded parts sound right and mean about the same to you? Thanks.0-
  

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02br 00Secondly, in your sentence, the word 'approach' suggests motion over a period of time, but both of your added elements suggest a single point in time. 0-

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  • 02br 00Secondly, in your sentence, the word 'approach' suggests motion over a period of time, but both of your added elements suggest a single point in time.
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0 Hi Angliholic02br
00The word 01b00it's02b00 ("it is") doesn't work well with the past tense in the first part of your sentence.02br
00Secondly, in your sentence, the word 'approach' suggests motion over a period of time, but both of your added elements suggest a single point in time. So, neither of the added elements works very well with the begi
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0Thanks, Amy.02br
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00To make sure, are the following close in meaning?02br
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01b01i00The final is near at hand.02i02b02br
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01b01i00The final is around the corner.02i02b0-
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