At 2/2/01 09:50 AM, Stephen Turner wrote:
>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.
It's bright and sunny in Wisconsin where "Jimmy the Groundhog" certainly
can see his shadow. However, at 9am here in Madison it was -1F (-18C).
>To me, "prior to" has too much of the sense of "strictly before" rather than
>the intended . But would any native speakers care to
>comment?
I agree with your interpretation. Other alternatives with the sense of "up
to and including" might be "through", "thru", or "ending on". I don't feel
the use of "to" in this place is idiomatic US English.
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Dennis Nichols
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