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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
Vocabulary

'based on'

0Australia has a long and proud history of democratic freedom, 01font00based on02font00 the Westminster parliamentary system and English common law.02br
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00'Based on' here means 00democratic freedom00 based on Westminster parliamentary system and English common law or 00Australia00 based on Westminster parliamentary system 02br
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00and English common law or the 00History00 based on Westminster parliamentary system and English common law?02br
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00Thanks very much!0-
  

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1font 00democratic freedom02font 00 based on Westminster parliamentary system and English common law0-

— Mister Micawber

  • 1font 00democratic freedom02font 00 based on Westminster parliamentary system and English common law0-
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1font00democratic freedom02font00 based on Westminster parliamentary system and English common law0-
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00BTW, I encountered several instances of "based on" used in a quite different grammatical function, as in the following example:02br
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01b00Some companies decided to stop the production based on they had run short of resources.02b02br
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00Is it correct? If so, is it perhaps more informal?0-
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0 01b00It's truncated, it means:02br
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01i00Some companies decided to stop the production based on01font00 [the fact that]02font00 they had run short of resources.02i02b00 0-
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0OK, it is truncated. But anyway, in the first sentence it is the "democratic freedom" (a noun) that is "based on" sth, whereas in my example, whether in its truncated or full form, there is no such noun - "based on" refers directly to "decided" (a verb). Therefore I take it as a form of "because", a different grammatical function. Am I right?02br
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0>Can I use such a truncated form e.g. when speaking at a conference?02br
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00 No. 0-
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0This 'truncated form' (01b00Some companies decided to stop the production based on they had run short of resources)02b00 is just not grammatically right in any situation. 'Because' would work nicely, however-- '...stop the production because they had run short...'.0-
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0I'm glad to hear you say that, Mr. M. I was afraid it was another thing in which I thought it was wrong (like very unique) but convention now allows it.0-
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0If '01i00based on they had run02i00' is a convention, I certainly didn't receive my info packet.0-
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0 Dang! I'm missing my packet, too.02br
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0 Are y'all/youze guys making fun of me? I've just become shy about saying "Oh no! Don't say that" because it seems every time I do, someone comes up with a dictionary definition or usage note I've never heard of! 0-
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