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Abil Posted 18 years ago
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In the corresponding months
The number of custodial deaths during the last six months since January this year has exceeded well over 200 and this figure does not include the deaths in so-called "encounters". In the corresponding months last year the number of similar deaths were 132.
Are there any mistakes? Can the "has" in the first sentence be taken out without affecting the meaning?
Are there any mistakes? Can the "has" in the first sentence be taken out without affecting the meaning?
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The number of custodial deaths during the last six months since January this year... "last" and "since January" are both fine by themselves, but often you don't really need both. However, if you do want to use "last" and also explicitly say which months they are, then I think you should use commas: The number of custodial deaths during the last six months , since January this year , has...
- The number of custodial deaths during the last six months since January this year...
- "last" and "since January" are both fine by themselves, but often you don't really need both.
- However, if you do want to use "last" and also explicitly say which months they are, then I think you should use commas: The number of custodial deaths during the last six months , since January this year , has...
- has exceeded well over 200 [either "has exceeded" or "is well over", but not both] and this figure does not include the [not exactly wrong, but I prefer to omit it] deaths in so-called "encounters".
- In the corresponding months last year , the number of similar deaths were was 132.
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The number of custodial deaths during the last six months since January this year...
"last" and "since January" are both fine by themselves, but often you don't really need both. However, if you do want to use "last" and also explicitly say which months they are, then I think you should use commas: The number of custodial deaths during the last six months, s
"last" and "since January" are both fine by themselves, but often you don't really need both. However, if you do want to use "last" and also explicitly say which months they are, then I think you should use commas: The number of custodial deaths during the last six months, s
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