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Debpriya De Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
As recently as
"I wrote to him as recently as (on) 15th July."
"He retired as recently as (in) 2008."
Shouldn't the above sentences include the prepositions in the parentheses ?
"He retired as recently as (in) 2008."
Shouldn't the above sentences include the prepositions in the parentheses ?
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No, they are correct without the prepositions. In Britain (and maybe other English speaking countries) 15th July would be a natural usage. , we would say, July 15th.
- No, they are correct without the prepositions.
- In Britain (and maybe other English speaking countries) 15th July would be a natural usage.
- , we would say, July 15th.
- Both are correct, just different ways of doing it in different countries.
- , we would write the numerical designation for January 10, 2002, as 1/10/2002 or 1/10/02.
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No, they are correct without the prepositions.
In Britain (and maybe other English speaking countries) 15th July would be a natural usage.
In the U.S., we would say, July 15th.
Both are correct, just different ways of doing it in different countries.
For example, in the U.S., we would write the numerical designation for January 10, 2002, as
1/10/2002 o
In Britain (and maybe other English speaking countries) 15th July would be a natural usage.
In the U.S., we would say, July 15th.
Both are correct, just different ways of doing it in different countries.
For example, in the U.S., we would write the numerical designation for January 10, 2002, as
1/10/2002 o
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