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Ceph Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Which sounds better/correct

Hi, I would like to know which sentence sounds better for the 2 examples below.

1)
How many times had you changed since graduation as at January 2012?

How many times had you changed as at January 2012 since graduation?

2)
Once every month, I need to attend a meeting.

I need to attend a meeting once every month.

Thanks.
  

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Hi, I would like to know which sentence sounds better for the 2 examples below. 1) How many times had you changed since graduation as at January 2012? How many times had you changed as at January 2012 since graduation?

— Clive

  • Hi, I would like to know which sentence sounds better for the 2 examples below.
  • 1) How many times had you changed since graduation as at January 2012?
  • How many times had you changed as at January 2012 since graduation?
  • First, can you explain what you mean by 'changed'?
  • Changed what?
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Hi,

I would like to know which sentence sounds better for the 2 examples below.

1)
How many times had you changed since graduation as at January 2012?

How many times had you changed as at January 2012 since graduation?

First, can you explain what you mean by 'changed'?
Changed what? My per
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Oops sorry what I meant was:

How many times had you changed job since graduation as at January 2012?

How many times had you changed job as at January 2012 since graduation?

And yes graduation occurred before Jan 2012.
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Hi,

Just say
eg How many times did you change jobs from the time you graduated to January 2012?

Clive
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Hi Clive, could you kindly stick to the two sentences I gave? Which one is better?

By the way, I am in disagreement with your plural 'jobs'. "How many times did you change jobs..." seems to be a North American English thing.

With reference to the Oxford learner's dictionary:
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Hi,

I would like to know which sentence sounds better for the 2 examples below.
Both sound odd and unnatural to me.
That's why I reworded it.

1)
How many times had you
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cephBy the way, I am in disagreement with your plural 'jobs'. "How many times did you change jobs..." seems to be a North American English thing.With reference to the Oxford learner's dictionary:http://oald8.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/dictionary/change We use 'ch
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That sounds that you are referring to the changing of a few dentists not just one. I would use "Did you change (your) dentist last year?" with or without the pronoun. It is weird to me maybe because I was taught BrE.
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