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English 1b3 Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
Legal writing
This is a sentence taken from a benefit schedule for Insurance.
Eligibility Period: The first day of the month coincident with or next following the date the employee has completed three months of continuous service for the Employer.
I feel 'the next following' needs a noun after it... Such as next following day.
Am I correct? Is that what is meant, but the writer has left this out?
Eligibility Period: The first day of the month coincident with or next following the date the employee has completed three months of continuous service for the Employer.
I feel 'the next following' needs a noun after it... Such as next following day.
Am I correct? Is that what is meant, but the writer has left this out?
Top answer
It's actually correct. "next following" means following directly after; for example, if the employee completed three months of continuous service on 13 August, then the "next following first day of the month" would be 1 September (not, for example, 1 October, which also follows, but is not "next").
- It's actually correct.
- "next following" means following directly after; for example, if the employee completed three months of continuous service on 13 August, then the "next following first day of the month" would be 1 September (not, for example, 1 October, which also follows, but is not "next").
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It's actually correct. "next following" means following directly after; for example, if the employee completed three months of continuous service on 13 August, then the "next following first day of the month" would be 1 September (not, for example, 1 October, which also follows, but is not "next").
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It does not need a noun, but most likely needs or has commas.
The first day of the month coincident with, or next following, the date the employee has completed three months of continuous service for the Employer.
If the employee completed three months of continuous service on September 1, the eligibility period begins on September 1 because that dates is "coincident with" the f
The first day of the month coincident with, or next following, the date the employee has completed three months of continuous service for the Employer.
If the employee completed three months of continuous service on September 1, the eligibility period begins on September 1 because that dates is "coincident with" the f
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OK, so the original is a shortened version of this, correct?
The first day of the month that is coincident with, or the next following month, the date the employee has completed three months of continuous service for the Employer.
The first day of the month that is coincident with, or the next following month, the date the employee has completed three months of continuous service for the Employer.
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English 1b3OK, so the original is a shortened version of this, correct?The first day of the month that is coincident with, or the next following month, the date the employee has completed three months of continuous service for the Employer.No. The original is fine, or if you're trying to understand it in a longer explanatory form it would be more like this:
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English 1b3OK, so the original is a shortened version of this, correct?The first day of the month that is coincident with, or the next following month, the date the employee has completed three months of continuous service for the Employer.No, that's not right. It means:
The first day of the month (i.e. any date Jan 1, Feb 1, Mar 1, etc.) that is...
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