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Soheil1 Posted 13 years ago
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Already

Hi
What does "already" mean in:
In contrast with NBN EN 206-1 [32], the Canadian standard CSA A23.1-09/A23.2-09 [62] already speci?es a 56-day strength for some exposure classes

?May I replace it with 'now'?
Thanks in advance
  

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I'd say it is basically the same, but "now" implies that the specification was added recently, while "already" does not (it could have been 10 years ago). I also think that "already" conveys that the other standard has not specified any strength so far, whereas "now" does not.

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  • I'd say it is basically the same, but "now" implies that the specification was added recently, while "already" does not (it could have been 10 years ago).
  • I also think that "already" conveys that the other standard has not specified any strength so far, whereas "now" does not.
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I'd say it is basically the same, but "now" implies that the specification was added recently, while "already" does not (it could have been 10 years ago).

I also think that "already" conveys that the other standard has not specified any strength so far, whereas "now" does not.
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