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  1. "Near to me" or "near me"? - English Language Learners Stack Exchange

    Apr 4, 2017 · In the NOW Corpus, near me is 31 times more common. This is a different matter with some other position-related words; something can be close to me but not close me, and the same for …

  2. grammar - Could it be correct to say "near from"? - English Language ...

    Can you tell me please if this sentence is grammatically correct: My school is near from my house.

  3. Confused between 'Near something' and 'Near to something'

    0 Actually, near something would work and I would use it over near to something. Where is your book? -Near my bed. Where is Wall Mart?-Near my house.

  4. Near, Nearer, Nearest - English Language Learners Stack Exchange

    Dec 16, 2015 · Take me to a near station. When you are referring to a distance, you cannot place the word near as an adjective in front of a noun. You should place the adjective nearby to modify the …

  5. How much is that/this/it? - English Language Learners Stack Exchange

    Apr 28, 2021 · The woman called the ring that because it was on the other woman's finger, even though it was near. I might well call something near me that if I was not holding or touching it (unless I was …

  6. phrase usage - How to tell someone that them being near you is …

    Jul 8, 2022 · Suppose my friend and I are sitting on the couch and my friend is getting too near me. It's making me feel hot and I want to convey it to him. Would it be natural to say this to him: You're turnin...

  7. prepositions - "In the (near) future" or "for the (near) future ...

    Jan 21, 2021 · The aforementioned signs point to a water shortage in the near future. The aforementioned signs point to a water shortage for the near future I guess the correctness or …

  8. word usage - The phrase “the gym” instead of “a gym” in a …

    May 10, 2025 · When you hear “I went to the gym last night.” in your first conversation with someone who lives in another town, do you infer that he/she went to the gym that he/she usually goes to …

  9. A person that you share the neighborhood with

    Please don't vote to close this as a question that can be answered with a dictionary. Most dictionaries are not clear about subtleties like what this question asks about neighbor, and the question actually …

  10. If you as much as (go/come) near the building we're going to

    Aug 7, 2020 · The word near can be used as a verb (to near the end). So it's grammatically correct to talk about (to) near the building but it's most unlikely in context. If I came across it in a text, I would …