Relating "away" to time, distance, and action
I have heard from some of my non-native English speaking friends that you can relate "away" to distance as well as to both time and action. They gave me these examples.
(1) distance
He is two blocks away from your house. He will get there soon.
(2) time
(a) He is two minutes away from getting to your house.
(b) My house and my workplace are thirty minutes away from each other.
(3) action
I am just one goal away from winning the scoring title.
None of us speaks English as the first language. I am not sure if these examples are grammatically correct.
In addition, is it wrong to say "away from each other" with respect to time in (2b)?
Thank you for your help.
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ansonguy I am not sure if these examples are grammatically correct. They're OK. ansonguy In addition, is it wrong to say "away from each other" with respect to time in (2b)?
- ansonguy I am not sure if these examples are grammatically correct.
- They're OK.
- ansonguy In addition, is it wrong to say "away from each other" with respect to time in (2b)?
- It's not wrong, but it's not usual either.
- Note that most of the time you don't even need 'away'.
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ansonguy I am not sure if these examples are grammatically correct.
They're OK.
ansonguyIn addition, is it wrong to say "away from each other" with respect to time in (2b)?
It's not wrong, but it's not usual either. Note that most of the time you don't even need 'away'.
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