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Question by raj
Submitted on 4/8/2004
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what do you use in the blank?

He started to work here ______ 1995.



Answer by Robert - Nashville ESL
Submitted on 4/23/2004
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The most likely word is "in."

He started to work here in 1995.

One might say "in the year 1995," but to hear someone say this is unlikely.

Other possibilities are "prior to" or "before" or "after."

 

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