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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
As early as during?
Can I say the building was built as early as during 1990s?
Thank you!
Thank you!
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It is not grammatical without 'the' before '1990s', but even then it is awkward. You don't need 'during': T he building was built as early as the 1990s. )
- It is not grammatical without 'the' before '1990s', but even then it is awkward.
- You don't need 'during': T he building was built as early as the 1990s.
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It is not grammatical without 'the' before '1990s', but even then it is awkward. You don't need 'during':
The building was built as early as the 1990s.
(PS: The 1990s don't sound very 'early' to me—that's only 10-15 years ago!)
The building was built as early as the 1990s.
(PS: The 1990s don't sound very 'early' to me—that's only 10-15 years ago!)
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