Parts 1 and 2 covered marijuanaâs brain mechanism and seven short term effects. Now weâll explore marijuana's long term effects on the brain. Even if you werenât familiar with the brain mechanisms, the short term effects were probably familiar to most readers. The long-term effects, however, are probably less known and certainly more contentious.
A: Well, the phrase âin close proximityâ isnât very graceful (weâd prefer ânearâ or âclose toâ), but we donât consider it redundant, as weâll explain. The Oxford English Dictionary defines âproximityâ as ânearnessâ or âthe fact, condition, or position of being near or close by in space.â. So theoretically the noun âproximityâ should need no help from an adjective like âclose.â. But theory is one thing and fact is another. In reality, there are degrees of nearness, so itâs reasonable to indicate how near with the use of an adjective like âclose,â âcloser,â or âclosest.â.
near. 1  close; to a point or place not far away: Come near so I won't have to shout. 2  at, within, or to a short distance. 3  close in time: The New Year draws near. 4  close in relation; closely with respect to connection, similarity, intimacy, etc. 5  all but; almost; nearly: a period of near 30 years. 6  Nautical. close to the wind.