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OttoJ Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

The previous year

Do you agree with me?(this year being 2015)

-We hope that you have enjoyed all the activities we held in Emotion: indifferentthe previous year. (=those activities in 2014)
-We hope that you have enjoyed all the activities we held Emotion: indifferentthe previous year. (=those activities over the past 365 days)
  

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"have enjoyed" indicates that the time reference is the present, so "last year" would be used instead of "previous year". As for your parenthetical remarks, I find that I get the meaning "those activities in 2014" for both sentences. If I detect any difference at all, it's the reverse of what you claim.

— CalifJim

  • "have enjoyed" indicates that the time reference is the present, so "last year" would be used instead of "previous year".
  • As for your parenthetical remarks, I find that I get the meaning "those activities in 2014" for both sentences.
  • If I detect any difference at all, it's the reverse of what you claim.
  • That is, the first might mean "over the past 365 days".
  • Nevertheless, it's pretty iffy.
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"have enjoyed" indicates that the time reference is the present, so "last year" would be used instead of "previous year".

As for your parenthetical remarks, I find that I get the meaning "those activities in 2014" for both sentences. If I detect any difference at all, it's the reverse of what you claim. That is, the first might mean "over the past 365 days". Nevertheless, it's p
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