'as of the time of'

[xupeng66]

Hi All,

I want to ask if it is okay for me to write 'As of the time of writing this report, I have finished ...'? Is it okay to say 'as of the time of doing something'?

Thanks

 

[MikeNewYork]

I see nothing wrong with the grammar, but it is a bit wordy.

 

[SoothingDave]

"At the time" conveys the same message with fewer words.

 

[Raymott]

There are no necessary "as of" constructions in English. Many are ambiguous; most are pointless.
* "As of yet, I haven't finished."
"I haven't finished yet."
"As of 2pm" can mean "At 2pm, since 2pm, or up until 2pm". I've never encountered a need to use "as of", at least as of yet.

 

[BobK]

"At the time" conveys the same message with fewer words.

Yeah, what's wrong with 'At'? The expression 'as of' seems to me rarely if ever needed. ;-)

b

 

[BobK]

There are no necessary "as of" constructions in English. Many are ambiguous; most are pointless.
* "As of yet, I haven't finished."
"I haven't finished yet."
"As of 2pm" can mean "At 2pm, since 2pm, or up until 2pm". I've never encountered a need to use "as of", at least as of yet.

:up:

Moreover, 'as of yet' (wash my mouth out with soap and water ;-)) gets a bad name for the sometimes useful 'as yet'.

b

 

[SoothingDave]

"At this particular juncture in time" is a good way to say "now" in 6 words. ;-)

 

[xupeng66]

Thanks for all the responses to my question. I had always thought 'as of' is a popular phrase in English, yet it seems that I was wrong.

 

[BobK]

Not sure about 'popular'. Common maybe. ;-)

b