Monday, January 30, 2012

Make Me a Preposition I Can't Refuse

This is from a real estate company's e-mail:

     (Mr. Smith) closed the following transactions between 5/19/2011 to 6/23/11.

I would prefer consistency in the writing of years, but my main concern with this message is something I see fairly often.  "Between" should be followed by "and," or the dates can also be expressed as "from - to."  If, in this example, the dates 5/19 and  6/23 are included, the best wording is " . . . following transactions from 5/19/2011 to 6/23/2011."   Just remember, between - and or from - to.  You'll find that it sounds more natural and accurate.

Until next Monday,
Gramma

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