me too..... I say next to......I understand near as being somewhere near either in the building or area.... On 18 September 2011 23:54, Jenifer Byk <byk@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > From: Jenifer Byk > Sent: Sunday, September 18, 2011 10:55 PM > To: etni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: the word"near" > > Dear list, > > Could anyone enlighten me as to why, in pretty well all the course books I > have come across (for elementary school pupils), the word ?near? is given as > meaning ?next to? (l?yad in Hebrew). > It drives me bonkers! > > Jennifer Byk > >