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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

"proximity with"

Is it grammatically acceptable to say "in close proximity with..."? Ignore for a moment the redundancy of close and proximity; I'm concerned with the "with" vs. a "to".
Example sentence: The teacher was in close proximity with the student. It just doesn't sound right to me, but a lot of people use it that way and I wanted to know if my correction to "...proximity to" is accurate. Thanks!
  

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"? I believe it is (just barely) grammatical, but it isn't used as much as 'proximity to', so I don't recommend it. Use 'to'.

— CalifJim

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  • I believe it is (just barely) grammatical, but it isn't used as much as 'proximity to', so I don't recommend it.
  • Use 'to'.
  • CJ
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AnonymousIs it grammatically acceptable to say "in close proximity with..."?
I believe it is (just barely) grammatical, but it isn't used as much as 'proximity to', so I don't recommend it. Use 'to'.

CJ
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Is "In close proximity" incorrect?
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Yoong LiatIs "In close proximity" incorrect?
Not exactly. See this link.

http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2010/nov/06/close-proximity-a-harmless-redundancy/

CJ
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Thanks, CJ.

Is it grammatically acceptable to say "in close proximity with..."? Ignore for a moment the redundancy of close and proximity; (The OP seems to think it is wrong.)
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My two cents, if you held a gun to my head and insisted on a yes or no, I'd say "with" is wrong. I would always change it to "to" copyediting, but as CJ suggested, "with" doesn't sound all that bad for some reason.
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