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Champunique Posted 21 years ago
Grammar

WITH EFFECT FROM.

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00Please read the following sentence:It is a sentence used in an appointment letter of my friend at the time of joining a company 02br
00''You have been appointed as a section officer in this company WITH EFFECT FROM may 23rd 2005.'' 02br
00It appears to me the sentence is grammmitically correct, but I prefer to use EFFECTIVE FROM in the place of WITH EFFECT FROM. 02br
00Do you agree with me? Please answer with an explation. 0-
  

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0 Hi Champunigue, 02br 02br 00I'm afraid you are not quite right about the use of "EFFECTIVE FROM". 02br 02br 00I'm not a native speaker, but let me try my best to explain to you. 02br 02br 00Effective = with effect from 02br 02br 00If you say "effective from" this could mean 'with effect from from', the word 'from' is 02br 02br 00a repetiton.

— Joeviee

  • 0 Hi Champunigue, 02br 02br 00I'm afraid you are not quite right about the use of "EFFECTIVE FROM".
  • 02br 02br 00I'm not a native speaker, but let me try my best to explain to you.
  • 02br 02br 00Effective = with effect from 02br 02br 00If you say "effective from" this could mean 'with effect from from', the word 'from' is 02br 02br 00a repetiton.
  • 02br 02br 00The letter you read is correct but if you prefer to use "effective" rather than "with effect 02br 02br 00from", by all means, just remember to get rid the word 'from'.
  • " 02br 02br 00Hope it helps.
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0 Hi Champunigue, 02br
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00I'm afraid you are not quite right about the use of "EFFECTIVE FROM". 02br
02br
00I'm not a native speaker, but let me try my best to explain to you. 02br
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00Effective = with effect from 02br
02br
00If you say "effective from" this could mean 'with effect from from', the word 'from'
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0I had never noticed the phrase before, but googling gives 685,000 pages of 'with effect from' -- many used in an 'effective date' sense in business context. 02br
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00Otherwise, I would agree with Joe in using 'effective May 23rd', the phrasing that I am familiar with. 0-
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0 Hi joeviee 02br
00thanks a lot for your short and clear explation. 0-
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