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Bubu prasant Posted 22 years ago
Grammar

Miriam, are you there? please help

Hallo,
I have not been around for quite a while. Could you please tell me the difference between the followings?

1 so far
2 By far
3 Far and away

Thanks
  

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1. " 2. I would have to say it means "definitly above all others, the best" An example: The red shirt is, by far, the best out of the three.

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  • I would have to say it means "definitly above all others, the best" An example: The red shirt is, by far, the best out of the three.
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  • I'm not quite sure what you mean by this one.
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1. In the context I think you are implying it means "up until now"
An example: "So far, five students have finished the test."

2. I would have to say it means "definitly above all others, the best"
An example: The red shirt is, by far, the best out of the three.

3. I'm not quite sure what you mean by this one. I'm a native speaker and I've probably heard this once,
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far and away means by a great margin: That makes him, far and away, the best known of the Democrats who started the presidential race this year.
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