Apr 4, 2017 · Near to is not usually used before the name of a place, person, festival, etc. Not only is near me considerably more popular than near to me in both British and American …

I often hear people saying 'near' without 'to', but then 'near to' is also correct. For example read the following sentences: Where is your book?-Near my bed. Where is Wall Mart?-Near to my …

Apr 28, 2021 · I said 'regardless of distance'. The woman called the ring that because it was on the other woman's finger, even though it was near. I might well call something near me that if I …

"sit next to me" implies sitting in the very next seat, on one side or the other. How close that is will depend on how closely the seats are spaced, however. "sit beside me" often implies sitting …

Mar 26, 2021 · That's fine with me. This means Rachel has no objections to starting piano lessons in the fall. Rachel should not answer, "That's fine to me," because, idiomatically, to is not the …

-leave somebody doing something Never leave children playing near water unattended.-leave somebody to something I’ll leave you to it (=go away and let you continue with what you are …

Aug 15, 2020 · Moreover, the vowel in 'me' (the one you're referring to) is shorter ([mi]) than that of the regular 'me' ([mi:]) and this pronuncation of 'my' is usually used where 'my' is …

Mar 28, 2015 · [near cannot be used before a noun to refer to distance] There is one exception to this near + noun restriction: It’s perfectly acceptable to use near + noun when referring to …

Nov 14, 2021 · “I started waving away the stench/smoke 2 when he began smoking near me.” 1: Note that I removed "because of the smoke" for being excessively redundant. 2: "stench" is …

Aug 28, 2018 · With another word order (like in the question) you most likely need to 'refresh' the verb (as you can see, me did is impossible): John visited the party last night as well as I did. If …