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PreciousJones Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Of/from

I'm only a few miles north of/from Pasadena.

Are both prepositions useable and interchangeable?

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Hi, north of somewhere is more standard. Clive

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Hi,

north of somewhere is more standard.

Clive
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It almost always goes like this:

[I am / you are / we are / ...] a few miles [north / south / ...] of Pasadena.

But,

To reach my place, you have to [travel / drive] a few miles [north / south / ...] from Pasadena.

BE north OF (location)
TRAVEL north FROM (movement)

CJ
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CalifJimIt almost always goes like this:[I am / you are / we are / ...] a few miles [north / south / ...] of Pasadena.But,To reach my place, you have to [travel / drive] a few miles [north / south / ...] from Pasadena.BE north OF (location)TRAVEL north FROM (movement)CJ
CalifJim: I'm pretty sure you know where I'm talking about!

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