Fabulous_Learner
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Usage of "neighbor", "neighboring", "neighbored", "nearby"
Hello,
The word "neighbor" in AmE or "neighbour" in BrE is well-known in terms of meaning. But its usage in the middle of a sentence may not be obvious sometimes for me. If there are many stores in a street and each store has merchandise different from that in other stores. Please read the following sentences and I appreciate that you tell me which one has any problem:
1- I don't have rice, but you can get to one of my neighboring stores to purchase rice.
2- I have an expensive ball, but you can find cheaper balls in one of neighbor stores.
3- We are neighbored with a few sportive stores, try to find your request in those neighbored ones.
4- My neighbors are mostly merchants, but you can find neighboring residents too.
I think that in some sentences I can use the word "nearby" instead of neighbor, neighboring, or neighbored. But it seems the word "nearby" indicates a location geographically not far, but "neighbor" may represent a warmer indication of "nearby" or maybe closer in proximity. Are these 4 sentences weak if I don't use "nearby"?
Thanks.
Hello,
The word "neighbor" in AmE or "neighbour" in BrE is well-known in terms of meaning. But its usage in the middle of a sentence may not be obvious sometimes for me. If there are many stores in a street and each store has merchandise different from that in other stores. Please read the following sentences and I appreciate that you tell me which one has any problem:
1- I don't have rice, but you can get to one of my neighboring stores to purchase rice.
2- I have an expensive ball, but you can find cheaper balls in one of neighbor stores.
3- We are neighbored with a few sportive stores, try to find your request in those neighbored ones.
4- My neighbors are mostly merchants, but you can find neighboring residents too.
I think that in some sentences I can use the word "nearby" instead of neighbor, neighboring, or neighbored. But it seems the word "nearby" indicates a location geographically not far, but "neighbor" may represent a warmer indication of "nearby" or maybe closer in proximity. Are these 4 sentences weak if I don't use "nearby"?
Thanks.