Lindsay McMahon
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All Ears English Podcast
AEE 2553: Near Versus Nearby in English
Interesting.
All Ears English Podcast
AEE 2553: Near Versus Nearby in English
So how do we know if it's being used as a preposition, Aubrey?
All Ears English Podcast
AEE 2553: Near Versus Nearby in English
How can we know?
All Ears English Podcast
AEE 2553: Near Versus Nearby in English
Prepositions are usually about kind of orientation to the next word, right?
All Ears English Podcast
AEE 2553: Near Versus Nearby in English
All right, good.
All Ears English Podcast
AEE 2553: Near Versus Nearby in English
Let's go into the adverb bucket, right?
All Ears English Podcast
AEE 2553: Near Versus Nearby in English
We're changing buckets, jumping to a new bucket.
All Ears English Podcast
AEE 2553: Near Versus Nearby in English
The other way that near is used is adverb, two out of three, right?
All Ears English Podcast
AEE 2553: Near Versus Nearby in English
So what does this look like, Aubrey?
All Ears English Podcast
AEE 2553: Near Versus Nearby in English
Or her dog will stay nearby, right?
All Ears English Podcast
AEE 2553: Near Versus Nearby in English
And what about time?
All Ears English Podcast
AEE 2553: Near Versus Nearby in English
Can near be used to refer to time?
All Ears English Podcast
AEE 2553: Near Versus Nearby in English
Yeah, you might hear this in movies or famous books.
All Ears English Podcast
AEE 2553: Near Versus Nearby in English
The end is near, right?
All Ears English Podcast
AEE 2553: Near Versus Nearby in English
I feel like so many movies these days are post-apocalyptic, right?
All Ears English Podcast
AEE 2553: Near Versus Nearby in English
Good stuff.
All Ears English Podcast
AEE 2553: Near Versus Nearby in English
OK, Aubrey, we're back from the break.
All Ears English Podcast
AEE 2553: Near Versus Nearby in English
Now there is a third bucket for near, which is an adjective use.