Hello American helpers! If we had Groundhog Day, or even groundhogs, here,
they certainly wouldn't be able to see their shadows today. It's grey and
drizzling. Apparently this is a good omen if you're American, but I'd rather
have it sunny.
That wasn't the US English question. :) Someone just suggested to me that
one of the phrases sounded unnatural:
> There is a string (lines 243 and 354) that is used for the top of the
> output that says:
>
> (Figures in parentheses refer to the 7 days to [date])
>
> I believe the word "prior" should be added:
>
> (Figures in parentheses refer to the 7 days prior to [date])
^^^^^
To me, "prior to" has too much of the sense of "strictly before" rather than
the intended "up to and including". But would any native speakers care to
comment?
--
Stephen Turner http://www.statslab.cam.ac.uk/~sret1/
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