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klafterreith

Joined: 25 Nov 2005
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Posted: Fri Apr 11, 2008 8:07 am Post subject: keep me away

Is there any difference: The riots won`t keep me away from going to this country. The riots won`t keep me from going to this country. Is the �way totally wrong? please answer YES/NO!!

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Bob S.

Joined: 29 Apr 2004
Posts: 1767
Location: So. Cal

Posted: Thu Apr 17, 2008 9:10 am Post subject: Re: keep me away

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klafterreith wrote:

Is there any difference:

The riots won`t keep me away from going to this country.
The riots won`t keep me from going to this country.

Is the �way totally wrong? please answer YES/NO!!

Functionally no difference. But the away sentence is slightly wrong. It is better to write:
The riots won`t keep me away from this country.

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