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Palinkasocsi Posted 11 years ago
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2000s
Dear Friends,
Could anyone please help me with this: we can say 'from the 1950s', etc. but can we say 'from the 2000s' as in:
From the 2000s a lot of academic studies appeared on metaphor.
Thank you!
Pal
Could anyone please help me with this: we can say 'from the 1950s', etc. but can we say 'from the 2000s' as in:
From the 2000s a lot of academic studies appeared on metaphor.
Thank you!
Pal
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Palinkasocsi t can we say 'from the 2000s Yes, but as you can see, it could mean a period of 99 years to some readers. I suggest that you recast: From the first decade of the 20th century a lot of academic studies on metaphor appeared . From 2000, a lot of academic studies on metaphor began to appear.
- Palinkasocsi t can we say 'from the 2000s Yes, but as you can see, it could mean a period of 99 years to some readers.
- I suggest that you recast: From the first decade of the 20th century a lot of academic studies on metaphor appeared .
- From 2000, a lot of academic studies on metaphor began to appear.
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Palinkasocsit can we say 'from the 2000sYes, but as you can see, it could mean a period of 99 years to some readers. I suggest that you recast:
From the first decade of the 20th century a lot of academic studies on metaphor appeared.
From 2000, a lot of academic studies on metaphor began to appear.
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Thank you but ... since the first neurocognitive study on metaphor appeared in 2003, I cannot say 'from 2000'. From the first decade of the 21st century could mean: from 2010. I'm lost.
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Palinkasocsi since the first neurocognitive study on metaphor appeared in 2003, I cannot say 'from 2000'.Then say 'from 2003'.
PalinkasocsiFrom the first decade of the 21st century could mean: from 2010.No, it means from the period 2000–2009.
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I would say from 2003 ... but I am not quite sure (that's why I would like to use something softer: from the beginning ...). Ok, could anyone please revise this:
From the beginning of the 2000s, the processing of metaphor has gradually become the focus of neuroscientific investigation. A growing number of empirical investigations explain what cognitive processes are at work in the underst
From the beginning of the 2000s, the processing of metaphor has gradually become the focus of neuroscientific investigation. A growing number of empirical investigations explain what cognitive processes are at work in the underst
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From the early 2000s, the processing of metaphor has gradually become the focus of neuroscientific investigation. A growing number of empirical investigations explain what cognitive processes are at work in the understanding of this figure of speech.
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