Apr 4, 2017 · Near to is not usually used before the name of a place, person, festival, etc. Not only is near me considerably more popular than near to me in both British and American books, but …

Dec 16, 2015 · He's a near relative/friend of mine. I have no intention to visit London in near future. We drove to the station in near silence (near used in the sense of almost). As for the …

I often hear people saying 'near' without 'to', but then 'near to' is also correct. For example read the following sentences: Where is your book?-Near my bed. Where is Wall Mart?-Near to my …

Oct 10, 2016 · Depending on how close you mean, you could also use. near by The school is near by my house.. which has a closer meaning, e.g. across the street, than

Nov 14, 2021 · “I started waving away the stench/smoke 2 when he began smoking near me.” 1: Note that I removed "because of the smoke" for being excessively redundant. 2: "stench" is …

Mar 28, 2015 · [near cannot be used before a noun to refer to distance] There is one exception to this near + noun restriction: It’s perfectly acceptable to use near + noun when referring to …

Aug 15, 2020 · Moreover, the vowel in 'me' (the one you're referring to) is shorter ([mi]) than that of the regular 'me' ([mi:]) and this pronuncation of 'my' is usually used where 'my' is …

Dec 31, 2024 · There are at least a couple of reasons why "the year is coming to an end" is the idiomatic choice.. Firstly, "an end" better describes to the process or generality of something …

Mar 14, 2017 · From (at the latest) the early 1970s "Coming soon to a theatre near you" was a common tagline at the end of trailers and advertisements for films to be released soon. …

Nov 5, 2021 · On the other hand "by" means "near", but a lit closer than "near". Irrespective of the fact that "beside" is more formal and "next to" is a bit more casual, I was wondering whether I …