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Mentee Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary
Is the following usage of 'under the name' correct?
He started a company under the name XYZ.
The plant began under the name ABC.
I have found many similar instances.
It began on 14 November 1991 under the name BBC Radio Surrey, later becoming part of BBC Southern Counties Radio, before adopting its present name on 30 March 2009. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BBC_Surrey)
The plant began under the name ABC.
I have found many similar instances.
It began on 14 November 1991 under the name BBC Radio Surrey, later becoming part of BBC Southern Counties Radio, before adopting its present name on 30 March 2009. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BBC_Surrey)
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Hi, Yes. It may be just a feature of British English. I don't know.
- Hi, Yes.
- It may be just a feature of British English.
- I don't know.
- Another form of the phrase is 'under the name of BBC Radio Surrey'.
- Clive
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Hi,
Yes. It may be just a feature of British English. I don't know.
Another form of the phrase is 'under the name of BBC Radio Surrey'.
Clive
Yes. It may be just a feature of British English. I don't know.
Another form of the phrase is 'under the name of BBC Radio Surrey'.
Clive
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Clive, thank you very much.
I wanted to know if the use of 'under the name' is restricted to false names.
I wanted to know if the use of 'under the name' is restricted to false names.
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MenteeI wanted to know if the use of 'under the name' is restricted to false names.Not at all.
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