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09:28 Dec 14, 2010 |
Japanese to English translations [PRO] Nuclear Eng/Sci | |||||||
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5 +7 | As of December 1st |
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5 | Current as *at* December 1 |
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Current as *at* December 1 Explanation: Unfortunately, "as of" is frequently misused in English, even by native speakers!! There is a distinct difference between "as of" and "as at". Please see http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_the_difference_between_as_... for this simple explanation: What is the difference between 'as of' and 'as at'? 'As of' means : starting from this date/time... "As of 1 June, I will be a married man" or " I will quit smoking as of tomorrow" 'As at' means at this particular date/time. It is a cutting point for measurement. "As at 1 July, I was still a married man" or "As at 2 June 2008, the population of Lebanon is of xx million" As your sentence refers to a list for a defined period, with a cut-off point for the data used that ends on December 1, it would actually be incorrect to use "as of" here. To be grammatically correct, you need 'as at'. Hope to help... |
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As of December 1st Explanation: Very common usage. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 23 hrs (2010-12-15 09:24:55 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- This usage is correct according to a number of dictionaries. http://www.yourdictionary.com/as-of http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/as of http://www.businessdictionary.com/definition/as-of-date.html http://www.thefreedictionary.com/as of http://education.yahoo.com/reference/dictionary/entry/as of |
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