Talk:anywhere

Latest comment: 1 year ago by Equinox in topic "miles from anywhere"

Definitions merged edit

Neither Collins nor Webster separate the previous 2 definitions. —Saltmarsh 05:13, 7 June 2007 (UTC)Reply

Where in the definition is the sense that accounts for anywhere in the foillowing sentences:

They make anywhere from $500 to $600 a week.

They are anywhere from 60 to 80 years old.

anywhere from ... to ... edit

anywhere from...to... : used to indicate an approximate measurement of something by giving the smallest and largest possible measurements
weighing anywhere from six to ten pounds
Microsoft® Encarta® 2009

--Backinstadiums (talk) 16:25, 27 March 2020 (UTC)Reply

"miles from anywhere" edit

Merriam-Webster includes this phrase, because I suppose it is not literally true. Equinox 15:54, 7 April 2023 (UTC)Reply

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