Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
Thinking back of
English answer:
Thinking back ON ....
- The asker opted for community grading. The question was closed on 2014-11-07 08:54:09 based on peer agreement (or, if there were too few peer comments, asker preference.)
English term
Thinking back of
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I am writing an email to my potential supervisor. Is the above expression "Thinking back of" correct (the research proporal was submitted 2 months ago)? Thanks!
| 3 +4 | Thinking back ON .... |
Taña Dalglish
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| 4 +2 | I am considering... |
Phoenix III
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| 4 +1 | On reviewing |
David Hollywood
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Nov 4, 2014 12:52: AllegroTrans changed "Level" from "PRO" to "Non-PRO"
Non-PRO (3): Yvonne Gallagher, Tony M, AllegroTrans
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Jamaica
Translating the Ideas Behind the Words
Native in: English (Variant: British)
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish, French to English, and 2 more.
Thinking back ON ....
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****Thinking back on **** my past problems I found that sometimes thinking of a solution .... I originally was doing my research proposal on ecstasy but I could not find a ...
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Thinking back on my past problems I found that sometimes thinking of a solution ... I originally was doing my research proposal on ecstasy but I could not find a ...
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Note added at 3 days10 hrs (2014-11-07 11:28:16 GMT) Post-grading
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Thank you Ms Faith.
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Yvonne Gallagher
: yes, grammatically
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Thank you.
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Tony M
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Thank you so much.
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AllegroTrans
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Thank you.
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Jean-Claude Gouin
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Thank you so much.
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United States
True words...
Native in: English (Variant: US) 
, Spanish (Variant: Latin American)
Works in: Spanish to English, Spanish, English, and 1 more.
I am considering...
I am considering revising my research proposal to make the transition from the background section to the literature review section flow more naturally.
The reason being that perhaps you may not want to sound as if you have doubts about your proposal. Also, I am always very careful about the use of "NOT, not, etc.". You can say the same thing without sounding negative.
I hope I have made my point respectfully.
Good luck!
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Yvonne Gallagher
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Thanks so much!
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AllegroTrans
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Thanks so much!
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worked for int. orgs (IMF, OAS, IDB)
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, German to English
On reviewing
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Note added at 1 hr (2014-11-04 02:07:22 GMT)
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On reviewing my research proposal, I etc.
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Note added at 1 hr (2014-11-04 02:07:54 GMT)
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sounds more natural
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Note added at 1 hr (2014-11-04 02:08:43 GMT)
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especially in an academic context
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