• 4dpuzzle@beehaw.org
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    4 months ago

    It’s extremely nuanced. ‘Light years ahead’ is correct since you are thinking about a race where one competitor is a long distance ahead of others. On the other hand, ‘light years away’ doesn’t make sense, since we think of achievements in terms of time needed, rather than distance.

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      4 months ago

      You’ve never heard the term miles ahead?

      Tommy is miles ahead of Timmy in math class.

      Clearly not referring to distance but it absolutely makes sense.