'From' without a clear endpoint

'Available from Monday', 'effective from January' — start dates without explicit duration or end.

What ProfText flags

Duration start unclear when document is read later.

How to fix it

Add specific start: 'from January 2025' or 'after project kickoff'.

Why this matters

Half a date range is often worse than none. 'Available from Monday' leaves the reader guessing when availability ends, whether it ever ends, or whether it has already started multiple times. State the end ('from Monday until further notice', 'between 1 Jan and 31 Mar 2025') so the commitment is unambiguous.

Languages

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• fr
• de
• it

Detection pattern

\b(from\s+(now|today|here)|going\s+forward|moving\s+forward|henceforth)\b

Related rules

• Vague short durations ('a moment', 'soon', 'shortly')Short-duration shorthand that means anything from seconds to weeks depending on the reader.
• Vague long durations ('for years', 'over the long term')Long-duration shorthand that obscures specifics the reader needs to act on.