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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