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Qut Posted 21 years ago
Grammar
said, aforesaid, foregoing
How to distinguish the words "said", "aforesaid", "foregoing".
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The adjective said is used primarily in legal and business writing, where it is equivalent to aforesaid: the said tenant (named in a lease), said property. Outside of these contexts said is usually unnecessary. Simply saying the tenant or the property will suffice
- The adjective said is used primarily in legal and business writing, where it is equivalent to aforesaid: the said tenant (named in a lease), said property.
- Outside of these contexts said is usually unnecessary.
- Simply saying the tenant or the property will suffice
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The adjective said is used primarily in legal and business writing, where it is equivalent to aforesaid: the said tenant (named in a lease), said property. Outside of these contexts said is usually unnecessary. Simply saying the tenant or the property will suffice
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And if I'm not wrong, "foregoing" means "preceding", so that's quite different.
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So, in business writing i just ignore the word either "aforesaid" or "said" as they are same meaning. Right? Then, what's the difference between "said" and "foregoing". I've checked the dictionary and their meanings all define that something've mentioned before. I believe they get slightly different and hope some smart guys can give me at least a clear explanation on how to distinguish these thre
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Hello Qut
'Said' is likely to refer to a person or thing that has already been mentioned. Here are some examples:
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=%22the+said+***%22
'Said' is likely to refer to a person or thing that has already been mentioned. Here are some examples:
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=%22the+said+***%22
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