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Hans51 Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

This, according to...

'This, according to...'

I can see this phrase often and I was wondering if 'is' is omitted or is that an idiom or something?

Thank you so much as usual in advance!
  

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It's a phrase used in spoken English by people like TV news readers. It s not common in 'ordinary' English. This, according to Clive.

— Clive

  • It's a phrase used in spoken English by people like TV news readers.
  • It s not common in 'ordinary' English.
  • This, according to Clive.
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It's a phrase used in spoken English by people like TV news readers.
It s not common in 'ordinary' English.

This, according to Clive.
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Hans51 I was wondering if 'is' is omitted
You're on the right track. This is so, according to so-and-so. "This" refers back to some fact mentioned earlier.

CJ
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Thank you so much. According to your reply, 'is so' is omitted, not just 'is', right?
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Hans51Thank you so much. According to your reply, 'is so' is omitted, not just 'is', right?
Right. Because of the comma, the main part of the clause would be just "This is", which is incomplete.

CJ
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