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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
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Grammar question: The date is now October 2009. When someone says an event happened "last July" Is that 2008 or 2009?

grammar question: The date is now October 2009. When someone says an event happened "last July" Is that 2008 or 2009? Which one is correct?
  

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Additional information may be needed to clarify. I would start with 'this past July' to avoid any doubt. In some contexts, 'last July' would be enough to indicate July of 2009.

— Philip

  • Additional information may be needed to clarify.
  • I would start with 'this past July' to avoid any doubt.
  • In some contexts, 'last July' would be enough to indicate July of 2009.
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Additional information may be needed to clarify. I would start with 'this past July' to avoid any doubt. In some contexts, 'last July' would be enough to indicate July of 2009.
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AnonymousWhen someone says an event happened "last July" Is that 2008 or 2009?
One would normally think 2009 in the general case. Otherwise the context will clarify.

CJ
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