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Angliholic Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

near/nearby

Do you live near/nearby?
We went to a near/nearby restaurant that serves excellent pasta.

Hi,
Do both near and nearby fit in the above and mean about the same to you? Thanks.
  

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Use "nearby", not "near".

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Use "nearby", not "near".
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Feebs11Use "nearby", not "near".

Thanks, Feebs.

But I'm still confused. The first example is an online dictionary. Doesn't it really sound right to you? Thanks.