Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

two months of

English answer:

Yes! It should be "from" not of.

Added to glossary by Anna Maria Augustine (X)
Apr 22, 2007 23:52
17 yrs ago
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English term

two months of

English Tech/Engineering Law: Contract(s)
However, duration of the services will extend up to approximately 12 months or till two months of the signing of the concession agreement for the New Delhi station, whichever is earlier.

Please, confirm:
Does it mean two months from the date of signing of...

Discussion

Anna Maria Augustine (X) Apr 23, 2007:
Thank you Alexander!!
Caryl Swift Apr 23, 2007:
My pleasure. Good luck :-)
Alexander Taguiltsev (asker) Apr 23, 2007:
Caryl Swift Thank you Caryl, this is what guys from English-Russian pair advised me to use (in Russian "within") and then recommended me to address to overhere to get more exact.
Caryl Swift Apr 23, 2007:
You could also use 'within two months of'

Responses

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Yes! It should be "from" not of.

This is a very poorly written text which hardly makes sense.

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Note added at 6 mins (2007-04-22 23:58:59 GMT)
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Poor you! I sympathise.
Note from asker:
Thank you. Ya! Dead line is in 5 hours. But I have completed already, just this one thing is left to clear up.
Peer comment(s):

agree Hakki Ucar
10 hrs
agree Alfa Trans (X)
5 days
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thanks to all for quick response."
5 mins

two months after

the English is not clear at all, but that would appear to be what they mean.
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7 hrs

Post-grading note

I know it's too late now, but just for future reference:

Although as Anna says, 'from' would read more easily here, in fact it's not incorrect to use 'of', inasmuch as (just as Carol has already said) we do often says 'within 2 months of'

However, the point I really wanted to make is that whether you use 'within... of' or 'from', the original meaning is actually ambiguous anyway, and only the rest of your context might make it clear.

'till 2 months from' COULD mean 'till 2 months after' — BUT it could equally well mean 2 months before; it all depends on what is happening here, and which makes most sense. Logically, of course, one would take the date it is signed, and then wait 2 months. But don't forget, the opposite is also possible, though hopefully, less likely: 'changes may only be made to the specifications till 2 months prior to the signing of the contract (after which time, everything will be fixed)'

So you see, while the original EN is not very smoothly written, it is also ambiguous!

Peer comment(s):

agree Jim Tucker (X) : nice answer
29 days
Thanks, Jim!
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