You're killing me here! That has got to be the lamest statement about this I've heard to date....LOLOL!
Ahem...ok...define "near" then....so when I talk to ATC next time....and they ask me my location I'll see if it flies with them when I give them a: " I'm near" something or someplace for a position report..:o)
If you are talking to ATC, "near" would be within 500'. If they ask you for your position, and you say you are "near" an intersection, and you are really 35 miles off, be ready to copy their phone number to give them a call when you get on the ground. If you really are an aviator and don't understand that being 35 miles off does not qualify as "near", I hope you are limited to light sport.