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Janner Posted 13 years ago
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Date To
Could there be a misusage of 'date back to' in this:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Log-log_plot#Applications
"While simple log-log plots may be instructive in detecting possible power laws, and have been used dating back to Pareto in the 1890s, validation as a power laws requires more sophisticated statistics."
The verb phrase 'date back to' means 'begin to exist since', not 'since'. So shouldn't 'dating back to' be replaced with 'since' in the example?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Log-log_plot#Applications
"While simple log-log plots may be instructive in detecting possible power laws, and have been used dating back to Pareto in the 1890s, validation as a power laws requires more sophisticated statistics."
The verb phrase 'date back to' means 'begin to exist since', not 'since'. So shouldn't 'dating back to' be replaced with 'since' in the example?
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It's a common expression, slightly casual. . validation as a power law .
- It's a common expression, slightly casual.
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- validation as a power law .
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- Not 'law s '.
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It's a common expression, slightly casual.
. . . validation as a power law . . . Not 'laws'.
I'd also consider saying here 'of' instead of 'as'.
. . . validation as a power law . . . Not 'laws'.
I'd also consider saying here 'of' instead of 'as'.
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So, the progressive phrase 'dating back to', in street talk, could mean 'since'.
Because another verb phrase 'go back to' is almost equal to the verb phrase 'date back to', could the progressive phrase 'going back to' also mean 'since' in street talk?
Because another verb phrase 'go back to' is almost equal to the verb phrase 'date back to', could the progressive phrase 'going back to' also mean 'since' in street talk?
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So, the progressive phrase 'dating back to', in street talk, could mean 'since'.
Because another verb phrase 'go back to' is almost equal to the verb phrase 'date back to', could the progressive phrase 'going back to' also mean 'since' in street talk?
Because another verb phrase 'go back to' is almost equal to the verb phrase 'date back to', could the progressive phrase 'going back to' also mean 'since' in street talk?
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So, if I apply the street talk definition of 'going back to' in here:
http://www.businessweek.com/stories/2005-07-06/an-up-day-in-the-market
"How to explain such a muted reaction? I just spoke with Jeffrey Kleintop, chief investment strategist at PNC Advisors, which
http://www.businessweek.com/stories/2005-07-06/an-up-day-in-the-market
"How to explain such a muted reaction? I just spoke with Jeffrey Kleintop, chief investment strategist at PNC Advisors, which
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No.
going back to the Munich Olympics in 1972
modifies 'attacks'.
I would use the expression 'informal', rather than 'street talk'. The latter suggests a much more primitive form of speaking.
going back to the Munich Olympics in 1972
modifies 'attacks'.
I would use the expression 'informal', rather than 'street talk'. The latter suggests a much more primitive form of speaking.
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Is the "going back to....." clause too far from its subject the "terrorist attacks"? Would the following be better?
.....a dozen terrorist attacks going back to the Munich Olympics in 1972 he's studies.
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Then, for the following example:
http://www.economist.com/blogs/buttonwood/2009/08/the_growth_illusion
"Work done by Elroy Dimson, Paul Marsh and Mike Staunton at the London Business School established this back in 2005. Over the 17 countries they studied,
http://www.economist.com/blogs/buttonwood/2009/08/the_growth_illusion
"Work done by Elroy Dimson, Paul Marsh and Mike Staunton at the London Business School established this back in 2005. Over the 17 countries they studied,
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