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[Paul B. Gallagher]

John Dingley wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Are all four of these "запад" constructions O.K.?

Without claiming normative expertise, I can say from a quick look at 
Google hit counts that one is strongly favored in practice (62:1 over 
its nearest competitor):

> 1. Zamok Eggenberg naxoditsja na zapade ot centra goroda. -- 122 hits
>
> 2. Zamok Eggenberg naxoditsja na zapade centra goroda. -- 3 hits
>
> 3. Zamok Eggenberg naxoditsja na zapad ot centra goroda. -- 8 hits
>
> 4. Zamok Eggenberg naxoditsja k zapadu ot centra goroda. -- 7,540 hits

I eliminated "Замок Эггенберг" and "города" and searched the remaining 
strings in quotation marks.

-- 
War doesn't determine who's right, just who's left.
--
Paul B. Gallagher
pbg translations, inc.
"Russian Translations That Read Like Originals"
http://pbg-translations.com

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