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Explanation: You don't need to say "to the month of" in English. You just say "to X" in your examples "to April, 2003" or "to January". English eliminates these extra words, especially in business writing, whenever possible.
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And especially in US business writing.
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It is very simple: \"to April\" or \"from April\", as the case calls for.
The rule in English is always: \"make each word tell\".
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Make every word tell. \"Vigorous writing is concise. ... but that every word tell.\"
From The Elements of Style, by William Strunk Jr. and EB White. ...
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The surest way to make something sound awkward in English and non-native is to clutter it up with useless words that serve no artistic nor practical purpose.
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Calculation based on data from XX 2003 or Calculation based on data to XX 2003 or Calculation based on data through XX 2003.
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The rule in science and in business it satisfying the criteria of necessity and sufficiency. That\'s the \"subtlety\" you are missing.
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My point is simple: there is nothing wrong with \"as of\" but you don\'t need it. And as for reading things in English commonly, there is a lot of common, bad English -- that doesn\'t mean we should recommend it here. You just want to pick the best words to convey meaning and in English it is best to use the fewest to communicate the most meaning. If people choose not to do that, they are free to make that choice. The whole world thinks they know how to speak English while few people speak it properly. : )
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Así lo verás en cualquier informe en inglés.
Por ejemplo: \"Outstanding loans as of August 1, 2005\"
Te pego un par de ejemplos de otros contextos.
Medicare County Enrollment as of July 1, 2001
Tabular count of persons enrolled in Medicare as of 3/2002 in counties by state for US. Aged, disable and total counts displayed. www.cms.hhs.gov/statistics/ enrollment/county2001/default.asp - 19k - 2 Ago 2005 - En caché - Páginas similares
Seconductor Industry Status July 2004
Industry status as of July 2004; The SIA today released revenue numbers for May 2004 of $16.91 billion dollars (raw numbers not 3 month moving average). ... www.icknowledge.com/economics/Status0704.html - 12k - En caché - Páginas similares
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Y aunque se nombre exclusivamente el mes o un período (no una fecha), por ejemplo:
Status report as of year-end 2004
Data as of September 2003
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\"Calculation based on data available as of April 2003\"
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