AEE 2553: Near Versus Nearby in English
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This is an All Ears English podcast episode 2553, near versus nearby in English. Welcome to the All Ears English podcast downloaded more than 200 million times. Are you feeling stuck with your English? We'll show you how to become fearless and fluent by focusing on connection, not perfection with your American host, Aubrey Carter, the IELTS whiz, and Lindsay McMahon, the English adventurer, coming to you from Arizona and Colorado, USA. To get real-time transcripts right on your phone and create your personalized vocabulary list, try the All Ears English app for iOS and Android. Start your seven-day free trial at allearsenglish.com forward slash app.
Do you ever wonder when to use near and when to use nearby? There are clear grammatical rules for this. Today, we break it down so that you can start using these words correctly in English.
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Hello, Aubrey. How's it going today? Hello, Lindsay. I am great. I have a question for you. Yeah, I'm ready. Do you live near any grocery stores, any in walking distance?
I do, actually. I have two or three of them in walking distance. Yeah.
Lucky. I had one in walking distance in New York, but not here in Phoenix.
Yeah, yeah. Different geographies, different types of cities, right, Aubrey, that are laid out differently.
Yeah, this is interesting. I use the word near. Do you live near any grocery stores? We're talking about the difference between near and nearby. This came up in a recent episode. Stay to the end. We'll share details. If you missed that one, you can definitely listen to these out of order.
Yeah, this is one of the differences near versus nearby that I think our listeners might wonder what is the difference or get confused or maybe get frustrated if they're not quite sure, right?
Yeah, it does seem strange. It's really about the grammar because they basically have the same meaning. They're both about proximity, right? They both mean close.
Yes. Okay. That's important to know. They both mean the same thing, proximity, close. But the grammar is kind of different, which is what we're going to get into today. But before we get any deeper, guys, hit that follow button. If you love All Ears English, our style is to focus on human connection in everything we teach you. What does it mean for how to connect? Hit follow because that's our style and we want you on board as a member of our audience.
All right. Absolutely. All right. 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.
When should you use 'near' versus 'nearby'?
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.
Yeah, so it can be used in three ways, right, Aubrey? A preposition, an adjective, and an adverb. Oh my gosh, that's a lot. So let's see how it looks when it comes to a preposition. What does that look like?
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.
Okay. Good to know. So here's some examples in the preposition bucket here. So the first one is the beach is near my house, right? We would never say the beach is nearby my house. I mean, you might hear a native speaker say it, right?
Yes. You could hear someone say this. It's a very common error, but we recommend using near. That's the grammatically correct option.
Yeah, let's get this one right, right?
Good stuff. Or he parked near the entrance to save time.
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