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Hung Sai Cheong Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

The use of "Next to" and ""Near by"

Just wondering are their uses are basically same ??

The fountain are near by my house.
The fountain are next to my house.
  

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The fountain is near my house = The fountain is nearby. The fountain is next to my house. -- This is a much nearer fountain than the above fountains.

— Mister Micawber

  • The fountain is near my house = The fountain is nearby.
  • The fountain is next to my house.
  • -- This is a much nearer fountain than the above fountains.
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The fountain is near my house = The fountain is nearby.
The fountain is next to my house. -- This is a much nearer fountain than the above fountains.
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OK. Thank you very much. So , when we use "next to' to describe a thing are closer than use""near by".
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