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Which question is better?
How far is the beach?
How far is it to the beach? What' s the distance to the beach? |
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Qué tan lejos (es) para la playa? Cuál es la distancia a/para la playa? |
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My question was which one is better in English?
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Leaving out from [point of origin] is normal if it is obvious in context. In the first group, if you don't say from [point of origin] then including away is more natural, especially if you mean to imply from here. The third group is, perhaps, somewhat more formal-sounding than the others. |
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OK, then let me ask you. Which one is better in Spanish?
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How far is the beach? - This works in the correct context, but in general could be interpreted different ways.
How far is it to the beach? - This one is fine. What' s the distance to the beach? - This works, but sounds very formal. My preferred version: "How far away is the beach?" |
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I like the 1st one but the 2nd one is also good.
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Unless we're standing on the beach. Then the question has a much different meaning =)
But I agree, "How far is the beach?" means "How far away is the beach?" 99.99% of the time, so it is the most common used. |
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