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Asterix Posted 5 years ago
Grammar
By 1990 or in /until 1990 their number had doubled
Dear teacher,
I'd like to talk about the development of a bird population on an island.
I'm not sure whether I can use "by" here, like in:
"In 1980 there were about 1000 couples breeding on... . By 1990 their number had already doubled."
Or do I have to use "until" or "in" here? What I'd like to focus on is the current number in 1990, that's why "by" sounds most natural to me.
Am I right?
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Asterix Am I right? Yes, and "until" and "in" would be wrong. By the way, numbers get a comma every three digits: 1,000.
- Asterix Am I right?
- Yes, and "until" and "in" would be wrong.
- By the way, numbers get a comma every three digits: 1,000.
- You don't do that with dates, of course.
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AsterixAm I right?
Yes, and "until" and "in" would be wrong. By the way, numbers get a comma every three digits: 1,000. You don't do that with dates, of course.
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