Allá, Ahí and Aquel, Ese

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Allá, Ahí and Aquel, Ese

I noticed the sentence below in a quiz. I'm curious to know why "ese" is the natural choice here instead of "aquel." I had thought that both words should indicate maximum distance.

select ...AhíAlláAquíAllá, en ese país tan lejano, la gente trabaja demasiado.

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David M.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

Either word would be OK. My grammar book [by Butt & Benjamin] says that 'aquel seems to be dying out.

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Allá, Ahí and Aquel, Ese

I noticed the sentence below in a quiz. I'm curious to know why "ese" is the natural choice here instead of "aquel." I had thought that both words should indicate maximum distance.

select ...AhíAlláAquíAllá, en ese país tan lejano, la gente trabaja demasiado.

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