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  1. loveydovey
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    #1 21-Nov-2007, 12:58

    close by or close to?

    Which is proper? " My house is close to here" or " My house is close by here"?
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    #2 22-Nov-2007, 01:15

    Re: close by or close to?

    Both are acceptable.

    It would be more usual to say "My house is close by" [omitting "here" as the phrase "close by" implies not far from here]
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