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what does "as from" mean.
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steveguinness1 said:
It doesn't have a particular meaning that I am aware of. Can we have some context?
henry said:steveguinness1 said:
Is that what you want to know? :idea:
as of/from: starting from a particular time or date.
e.g. As from next month, all the airline's fares will be going up.
Help me out please - as from next month - just does not sound right. Something seems to be missing.
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twostep said:henry said:steveguinness1 said:
Is that what you want to know? :idea:
as of/from: starting from a particular time or date.
e.g. As from next month, all the airline's fares will be going up.
Help me out please - as from next month - just does not sound right. Something seems to be missing.
It doesn't sound right to me either. At least in AE, we would use "as of".
The only use I can come up with gor "as from" would be as part of an analogy: As from the top of a waterfall, his emotions gushed forth.
MikeNewYork said:twostep said:henry said:steveguinness1 said:
Is that what you want to know? :idea:
as of/from: starting from a particular time or date.
e.g. As from next month, all the airline's fares will be going up.
Help me out please - as from next month - just does not sound right. Something seems to be missing.
It doesn't sound right to me either. At least in AE, we would use "as of".
The only use I can come up with gor "as from" would be as part of an analogy: As from the top of a waterfall, his emotions gushed forth.
I thought there would be no different meanings both in AE and BE. :roll:
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henry said:MikeNewYork said:twostep said:henry said:steveguinness1 said:
Is that what you want to know? :idea:
as of/from: starting from a particular time or date.
e.g. As from next month, all the airline's fares will be going up.
Help me out please - as from next month - just does not sound right. Something seems to be missing.
It doesn't sound right to me either. At least in AE, we would use "as of".
The only use I can come up with gor "as from" would be as part of an analogy: As from the top of a waterfall, his emotions gushed forth.
I thought there would be no different meanings both in AE and BE. :roll:
It seems to be another AE/BE difference. :wink:
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