[General] the month through November 29

[LQZ]

Sales for the month through November 29 rose 13 percent to $13.5 billion, comScore said. New York Times (subscription, free)

Dear teacher,

I have trouble understanding the part in red. Could you please tell me what "for the month through November 29" exactly means? Thanks.


LQZ

 

[riquecohen]

Sales for the month through November 29 rose 13 percent to $13.5 billion, comScore said. New York Times (subscription, free)

Dear teacher,

I have trouble understanding the part in red. Could you please tell me what "for the month through November 29" exactly means? Thanks.


LQZ

It means "for the month of November up to and including November 29th." One can also say "November 1st through November 29th."

 

[5jj]

It means 1."for the month of November up to and including November 29th." One can also say 2."November 1st through November 29th."

In BrE we say #1, but not #2. For that we'd say, "(from)November 1st to (November) 29th".

 

[Raymott]

In BrE we say #1, but not #2. For that we'd say, "(from)November 1st to (November) 29th".

Same here. We don't use 'through' in that way.

 

[riquecohen]

In BrE we say #1, but not #2. For that we'd say, "(from)November 1st to (November) 29th".

And this is also heard in AmE.