Miriam, are you there? please help

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bubu prasant

#45919 Fri, 17 Sep 04 01:10 AM

Hallo,
I have not been around for quite a while. Could you please tell me the difference between the followings?

1 so far
2 By far
3 Far and away

Thanks

bubu prasant

Joined on Thu, May 13 2004

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prasant mishra

Difference between

elaysion

#45923 Fri, 17 Sep 04 01:52 AM

1. In the context I think you are implying it means "up until now"
An example: "So far, five students have finished the test."

2. I would have to say it means "definitly above all others, the best"
An example: The red shirt is, by far, the best out of the three.

3. I'm not quite sure what you mean by this one. I'm a native speaker and I've probably heard this once, and I'm sorry to say I don't remember the context. Sorry!

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Rambling Rose

#45938 Fri, 17 Sep 04 02:49 AM

far and away means by a great margin: That makes him, far and away, the best known of the Democrats who started the presidential race this year.

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