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Chkotor Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
Earnings Dating Back
About some phrase in a news story:
http://www.nytimes.com/2003/10/23/business/goodyear-tire-will-restate-earnings-dating-back-to-1998.html
"The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company said on Wednesday that it expected to restate as much as $100 million in earnings dating back to 1998 because of a series of accounting and billing errors."
Does "earnings dating back to 1998" mean 1) earnings received in 1998 alone, or 2) earnings received since 1998?
http://www.nytimes.com/2003/10/23/business/goodyear-tire-will-restate-earnings-dating-back-to-1998.html
"The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company said on Wednesday that it expected to restate as much as $100 million in earnings dating back to 1998 because of a series of accounting and billing errors."
Does "earnings dating back to 1998" mean 1) earnings received in 1998 alone, or 2) earnings received since 1998?
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In my opinion it could mean either. From the overall context, I would guess it means 1998 and other years since that date.
- In my opinion it could mean either.
- From the overall context, I would guess it means 1998 and other years since that date.
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In my opinion it could mean either. From the overall context, I would guess it means 1998 and other years since that date.
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