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Henry74 Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

Attributive dates

Hi,

Suppose there's a committee within the European Council which was held in session between March 19 and March 20, 1987. During this session a number of projects were approved.
Can I make the whole date an attribute of "session? Like so

- The projetcs X, Y and Z were approved during the March 19 to March 20, 1987 session of the Committee.

I'm not sure it works. I doesn't read very well to me.
Alternatively

- The projects were approved during the session of March 19 to March 20, 1987.

Better?

As a sidenote, can I replace "session" with "proceedings"?

Thanks a lot for your help.
H.
  

Top answer

Better? It is. It would be simpler to write the dates as: 19 to 20 March, 1987.

— Anonymous

  • Better?
  • It is.
  • It would be simpler to write the dates as: 19 to 20 March, 1987.
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Henry74- The projects were approved during the session of March 19 to March 20, 1987.Better?
It is. It would be simpler to write the dates as: 19 to 20 March, 1987.
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Henry74OK. Thanks Anon.H.
He's 'Bill' to his friends.
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I see.
Sorry, Bill. I'm not part of the inner circle. I only see you as Anon.

There was a Bill who studied linguistics a while ago. Is he the same Bill?

H.
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Henry74 during the March 19 to March 20, 1987 session
I would have written during the March 19-20, 1987 session

CJ
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CalifJimI would have written during the March 19-20, 1987 session
Oh OK. So that's not as ugly as it appeared to me. Thanks.

H.
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