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Latest post Mon, May 22 2006 10:32 AM by Eng_teach_in_germany. 8 replies.
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Inchoateknowledge  +  227585 Sun, 21 May 06 09:29 PM
i think we should take stock of the situation as of now.

my questions are, what does take stock of sg mean,  in 'as of now' 'of ' hinges on what?
anyway, what does this sentence mean? Smile [:)]
thank you
incho
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Eng_teach_in_germany  +  227591 Sun, 21 May 06 09:43 PM
The sentence means 'I think we should assess the situation, starting from this moment.'
So, 'to take stock of' in this case means to assess, 'as of now' means starting from this moment.
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Inchoateknowledge  +  227597 Sun, 21 May 06 10:05 PM
thanks
i have just found some info vis-a-vis the meaning of 'in stock of': to ascertain the facts in regard to sg.
take stock of the situ means to learn the facts of it.
still 'as of now' troubles me.
anybody?
incho
Inchoateknowledge
Anonymous, 3 yr 171 days ago
Hmm.. in everyday speach 'as of now' could also carry the connotation of assessing the situation as it currently stands (to see where we stand), and thus could include past events. The history that led up to this moment, for instance, could be summarized when one takes stock of the situation in order to clarify the next step that should be taken. Do you agree?
Eng_teach_in_germany  +  227602 Sun, 21 May 06 10:17 PM
Examples:
1. 'As of today the shop will be closed' = 'Starting from today (in other words, starting today and continuing) the shop will be closed.

2. 'I start my new job as of today' = 'I start my new job today (it begins today)'
Eng_teach_in_germany
Eng_teach_in_germany  +  227628 Mon, 22 May 06 12:08 AM
Here:
http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/take+stock
and here:
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/as+of
Eng_teach_in_germany
Eng_teach_in_germany  +  227634 Mon, 22 May 06 12:33 AM
Anonymous, I agree that in everyday speech the original sentence
'i think we should take stock of the situation as of now'
could be intended to mean
'i think we should take stock of the situation as it now stands' or 'i think we should take stock of the current situation'
but it would be technically incorrect.
Eng_teach_in_germany
Inchoateknowledge, 3 yr 171 days ago
thank you!

'we must start to examine the facts about the situ from today onwards'.

incho

Eng_teach_in_germany, 3 yr 170 days ago
I think 'examine the facts about' sounds awkward. 'assess' would be better.
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