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far or far away?
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le ngoc qui
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far or far away?
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Hi everybody,
Please tell me when we use "far" and "far away" ? Thank you in advance |
28 Mar 2011
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maryse pey�
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Hi dear,
you use �far (from) � when there is no movement :
New York is far from Paris.
How far is the station from here ?
when there is a movement you use �far away � :
the thief fled far away not to be caught by the police.
hope this is clear enough. |
28 Mar 2011
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yanogator
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Maryse said it very well, but I have one situation to add. If there is no movement, but you don �t specify the point of comparison (so you aren �t using the word "from"), you say "far away". My brother lives far away. The stars are far away. Bruce |
28 Mar 2011
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ueslteacher
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When I was a student we used to have a course and there was a tape in which a grandson asked his grandma about Canada and grandma said, "Canada is a faraway country" So you can also use "faraway" as an adjective.Sophia |
28 Mar 2011
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MapleLeaf
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You can also check out the lyrics of the beautiful song "Far away" by Nickelback. |
28 Mar 2011
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almaz
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Even better, check Father Ted teaching Dougal about perspective:
"These are small, those are far away." |
28 Mar 2011
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Riphly
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Oh, dear, oh, dear:
This is a bit more simple than trying to remember all the possible uses:
�Far � is simply the opposite of near and needs a reference point: "X is far from here."
�Far away � includes the speaker �s location (here) in the nuance, so no additional reference point is necessary: "X is far away."
And that �s all there is to it.
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29 Mar 2011
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Riphly
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Adenda:
Therefore,
Australia is far from England. - OK
Australia is far away from England. - Wordy and inappropriate. Grammatically suspect.
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29 Mar 2011
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yanogator
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Adendum to your adenda, Riphly: (This is just for completeness. No correction is implied) Australia is far away. (I �m speaking from Ohio) - OK Bruce |
29 Mar 2011
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