Is it correct to say "established since"?
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I'm now dealing with some business context translation and I want to say that "the company has been around since 2002 (the year it was established).
My question is, is it correct to say "The company has been established since 2002"?
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train gray 133 My question is, is it correct to say "The company has been established since 2002"? No. "establish" is an achievement verb, so it can't be used in a context that implies "over a certain period of time".
- train gray 133 My question is, is it correct to say "The company has been established since 2002"?
- No.
- "establish" is an achievement verb, so it can't be used in a context that implies "over a certain period of time".
- What you have is like "Brian has won the race since last week".
- Brian wins the race at a given point in time, not over the period of a week.
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train gray 133My question is, is it correct to say "The company has been established since 2002"?
No. "establish" is an achievement verb, so it can't be used in a context that implies "over a certain period of time".
What you have is like "Brian has won the race since last week". Brian wins the race at a given point in time, not over the period of a
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