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What is the difference between We could see the cliffs of Shetland about two miles OFF. and We could see the cliffs of Shetland about two miles AWAY. ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
What is the difference between We could see the cliffs of Shetland about two miles OFF. and We could see the cliffs of Shetland about two miles AWAY. ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
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We could see the Cliffs of Shetland about two miles OFF: This sentence has been shorten. Most likely, it used to say something like this: We could see the Cliffs of Shetland about two miles off the port bow of the ship.
We could see the cliffs of Shetland about two miles away. Means that we were 2 miles away from the Cliffs of Shetland, when we were able to see them.
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We could see the cliffs of Shetland about two miles off the port bow of the ship.
So what would this mean? Is it we who was 2 miles off the port bow or the cliffs?
We could see the cliffs of Shetland about two miles off the port bow of the ship.
So what would this mean? Is it we who was 2 miles off the port bow or the cliffs?
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Btw, "off" can also be an adverb, not just a preposition, so I think the sentence with "off" did not necessarily have to be shortened.
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