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Maverick88 Posted 21 years ago
Grammar
Aforementioned
What's the oppisite of it? (something like 'mentioned below'...)
And which ones are correct?
1) As I have previously said, we gave up
2) As I previously said, we gave up
3) As I mentioned above ....
4) As aforementioned, we gave up
5) I was thinking a lot about the phrase above
6) I was thinking a lot about the above phrase
Thanks
And which ones are correct?
1) As I have previously said, we gave up
2) As I previously said, we gave up
3) As I mentioned above ....
4) As aforementioned, we gave up
5) I was thinking a lot about the phrase above
6) I was thinking a lot about the above phrase
Thanks
Top answer
mentioned before? 4) does not really work. Afformentioned is very formal language and doesn't work too well with the less formal 'we gave up'.
- mentioned before?
- 4) does not really work.
- Afformentioned is very formal language and doesn't work too well with the less formal 'we gave up'.
- It is usually used as 'the afformentioned' to refer to something or someone in a formal written context, for example a legal document or contract.
- It does not quite mean 'as I mentioned before'.
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I think that the best opposite for aforementioned is 'the following...'
Your list
1) ok
2) ok
3) ok-ish, but mention tends to relate to spoken words rather than written, so 'above' sounds al little odd, ...mentioned before?
4) does not really work. Afformentioned is very formal language and doesn't work too well with the less formal 'we gave up'. It is usually use
Your list
1) ok
2) ok
3) ok-ish, but mention tends to relate to spoken words rather than written, so 'above' sounds al little odd, ...mentioned before?
4) does not really work. Afformentioned is very formal language and doesn't work too well with the less formal 'we gave up'. It is usually use
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Hi Nona
Thanks
I've got a couple of questions left:
3) How would you relate to something written? 'note'?
4)Are those ones OK?
#a The aforementioned fact backs me up
#b There's nothing clearer than the aforementioned axplanation
Thanks
Thanks
I've got a couple of questions left:
3) How would you relate to something written? 'note'?
4)Are those ones OK?
#a The aforementioned fact backs me up
#b There's nothing clearer than the aforementioned axplanation
Thanks
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Hello Mav
'Aforementioned' sounds too formal and even it could be archaic.
You can use 'above mentioned' as an attributive adjective phrase.
#a) The above mentioned fact backs up the theory I proposed.
#b) the above mentioned explanation.
You can use also an adverbial phrase 'as mentioned above'.
#c) As above mentioned, the theory was backed up by th
'Aforementioned' sounds too formal and even it could be archaic.
You can use 'above mentioned' as an attributive adjective phrase.
#a) The above mentioned fact backs up the theory I proposed.
#b) the above mentioned explanation.
You can use also an adverbial phrase 'as mentioned above'.
#c) As above mentioned, the theory was backed up by th
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