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 28 Jun 2006, 09:12
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Twenty-five years ago in this month, Camp David became the setting for an unprecedented episode of American diplomacy—and entered the lexicon as a near synonym for high-level peacemaking—when Jimmy Carter, Israeli prime minister Menachem Begin and Egyptian president Anwar El-Sadat gathered there for a tense and grueling 13 days.
A. Twenty-five years ago in this month,
B. Twenty-five years ago this month,
C. In this month, twenty-five years previously,
D. In this month, twenty-five years previous,
E. It was twenty-five years ago to this month,
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I say B...
A. Twenty-five years ago in this month,
B. Twenty-five years ago this month,
C. In this month, twenty-five years previously,
D. In this month, twenty-five years previous,
E. It was twenty-five years ago to this month,
By ear... we don't say "in this month"... we might say "in the month of May", but since there is no 'clear' month I wouldn't choose A C D
"to this month" means "to the beginning of this month", so don't think that's correct
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I also like A over B. Can't explain why 
guys any more explanations. what's the OA?
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Yes B seems the best.
A. Twenty-five years ago in this month,
B. Twenty-five years ago this month, --->Most concise and clear.
C. In this month, twenty-five years previously, --->doesn't sound good
D. In this month, twenty-five years previous, --->same as C.
E. It was twenty-five years ago to this month, --->should have been followed by that and not a comma.
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I will go with B.
When you can't point out the gramatical mistake between two choices then I would suggest to choose the shorter one.
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ps_dahiya wrote: I will go with B.
When you can't point out the gramatical mistake between two choices then I would suggest to choose the shorter one.
You just mentioned what I did with A and B  .
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A is just fine...
I feel "in" is necessary to stress that whatever happened in camp david...
Will wait for QA and QE
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Re: SC: Camp David [#permalink]
28 Jun 2006, 20:31
zoom612 wrote: Twenty-five years ago in this month, Camp David became the setting for an unprecedented episode of American diplomacy—and entered the lexicon as a near synonym for high-level peacemaking—when Jimmy Carter, Israeli prime minister Menachem Begin and Egyptian president Anwar El-Sadat gathered there for a tense and grueling 13 days.
A. Twenty-five years ago in this month,
B. Twenty-five years ago this month,
C. In this month, twenty-five years previously,
D. In this month, twenty-five years previous,
E. It was twenty-five years ago to this month,
"......years ago this month" is correct.
So B.
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i think A goes wrong bcoz there are only 30 days in a month,not 25 years
i go with B
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OA is B.
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amansingla4 wrote: B....
OA please
A post above yours.
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Late but...
B. Twenty-five years ago this month,
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OE is a bit terse.
The best answer is B. Choice B is idiomatic and precise.
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buzzgaurav wrote: Yes B seems the best.
A. Twenty-five years ago in this month,
B. Twenty-five years ago this month, --->Most concise and clear.
C. In this month, twenty-five years previously, --->doesn't sound good
D. In this month, twenty-five years previous, --->same as C.
E. It was twenty-five years ago to this month, --->should have been followed by that and not a comma.
Yeah I agree on B
'Twenty-five years ago in this month' doesn't look clear.
I think it should be, rather, 'In twenty five years ago this month', though I'm not sure it's correct or not.
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Late, but instant (B). Most concise and idiomatic.
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