Michelle Kaplan
👤 SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
Let's dive in here.
I think we'll start with this key difference, sort of a pro tip.
The main difference is that near is used as a preposition, but nearby is not.
It really cannot be used as a preposition or the grammar is incorrect.
Sounds really off.
So that's a key takeaway.
The tricky thing is kind of recognizing in a sentence, is this being used as a preposition or an adjective or an adverb?
That's a little tricky.
Yes, and both are used as an adjective and an adverb, both near and nearby.
But preposition, only near can be used as a preposition.
You could hear someone say this.
It's a very common error, but we recommend using near.
That's the grammatically correct option.
Good stuff.
Or he parked near the entrance to save time.
Same thing.
We wouldn't say he parked nearby the entrance to save time.
Like you said, some regional dialects, that might be more common.
It wasn't in mine.