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Capable of and able to #1 (permalink) Sat Oct 16, 2004 19:44 pm   Capable of and able to
 

Test No. incompl/elem-16 "Learn it by heart", question 9

As of now we still don't know if we will be ......... to fulfil our contract.

(a) reliable
(b) able
(c) capable

Test No. incompl/elem-16 "Learn it by heart", answer 9

As of now we still don't know if we will be able to fulfil our contract.

Correct answer: (b) able

Your answer was: incorrect
As of now we still don't know if we will be capable to fulfil our contract.
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Capable #2 (permalink) Sat Oct 16, 2004 21:38 pm   Capable
 

Hi,

The construction is 'capable OF doing something.

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Capable of and able to #3 (permalink) Thu Aug 14, 2008 7:32 am   Capable of and able to
 

hello,
is it correct to say "as of now"..we are still not able to...??? shouldn't it be "as for now"???
please explain which is the difference
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Capable of and able to #4 (permalink) Thu Aug 14, 2008 9:15 am   Capable of and able to
 

Hi,

An interesting question. 'As of now' suggests at the moment in the sense of as far as we know. If you are waiting for some news about someone who is late in arriving for a planned appointment, you could say: As of now all we know is that she caught the train at the station but we haven't heard any more after that.

'As for now' suggests for the time being often to describe what you are planning to do in the meantime as in: As for now we have decided to stay in our house and possibly put it up for sale at a later date.

Hope that helps,
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Capable of and able to #5 (permalink) Thu Aug 14, 2008 14:47 pm   Capable of and able to
 

Hi

I can't recall ever having heard anyone say "as for now". What I usually hear in a situation such as the one Alan described is simply "for now".
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Capable of and able to #6 (permalink) Thu Aug 14, 2008 15:17 pm   Capable of and able to
 

Hi,

I think around the same lines as Alan. To me 'as for now' has a more continuous aspect whereas 'as of now' recaps facts.

As for now, I've been doing the dishes and and the bath, but I still need to hoover the lounge.

As of now, it looks like the ballot counting favours the new contender.


Hmm. Now that I look at my examples it might as well be due to aspects of formality Idea
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Capable of and able to #7 (permalink) Wed Jun 17, 2009 14:06 pm   Capable of and able to
 

Hi,

Why it is ''As of now we still don't know if we will be able to fulfil our contract.'' ?
And not ''As of now we still don't know if we are able to fulfil our contract.'' ?

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