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Prosignia Posted 19 years ago
Vocabulary

dated to / dated at

Hello,

I am wondering which prep is more idiomatic to follow dated: to or at?

I have read such sentences as: The skull is dated at about 36,000 years old. But I also find such sentences as: we can date the skeleton to approximately 2500BC.

So, to and at are interchangable in those cases? In addition, can I use "to be" in a sentence, for example, the skull is dated to be about 36,000 years old?

Thanks in advance.
  

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Not interchangeable, as you can see by your samples: dated at + number of years; dated to + date. I don't like the 'to be' form at all.

— Mister Micawber

  • Not interchangeable, as you can see by your samples: dated at + number of years; dated to + date.
  • I don't like the 'to be' form at all.
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Not interchangeable, as you can see by your samples: dated at + number of years; dated to + date. I don't like the 'to be' form at all.
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