Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Japanese term or phrase:
（12/1現在））
English translation:
As of December 1st
Japanese term
India
10+ yrs nuclear engineering translation
Native in: English 
, Marathi 
Works in: Japanese to English
（12/1現在））
What does 現在mean here? as of 12/1? as on 12/1?
| 5 +7 | As of December 1st |
Dr. M. S. Niranjan
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| 5 | Current as *at* December 1 |
KathyT
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Dec 20, 2010 05:08: Dr. M. S. Niranjan Created KOG entry
Non-PRO (1): Jason Kang
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Proposed translations
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Expert Japanese Technical Translation
Native in: English , Japanese
Works in: Japanese to English
As of December 1st
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Note added at 23 hrs (2010-12-15 09:24:55 GMT)
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This usage is correct according to a number of dictionaries.
http://www.yourdictionary.com/as-of
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/as of
http://www.businessdictionary.com/definition/as-of-date.html
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/as of
http://education.yahoo.com/reference/dictionary/entry/as of
Current as *at* December 1
There is a distinct difference between "as of" and "as at".
Please see http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_the_difference_between_as_... for this simple explanation:
What is the difference between 'as of' and 'as at'?
'As of' means : starting from this date/time...
"As of 1 June, I will be a married man"
or
" I will quit smoking as of tomorrow"
'As at' means at this particular date/time. It is a cutting point for measurement.
"As at 1 July, I was still a married man"
or
"As at 2 June 2008, the population of Lebanon is of xx million"
As your sentence refers to a list for a defined period, with a cut-off point for the data used that ends on December 1, it would actually be incorrect to use "as of" here. To be grammatically correct, you need 'as at'.
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