Near to? 2

[Dimandja]

My house sits near to the highway.

My house sits near the highway.

Are both of those sentences correct and mean the same thing?

 

[ESquared]

convenient to" a UK construct: no idea. I'm in the U.S.

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[columb]

When used in a positional sense I (in the UK) would use 'convenient for'. Even then I would be guilty of Estate Agent (Realtor) terminology.

Columb Healy
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