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after discussion vs after discussing

Both are correct, but they're used in different contexts. 'After discussion' is used to refer to a specific event or meeting where a discussion took place, while 'after discussing' is used when referring to the action of discussing in a more general sense.
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after discussion

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to refer to something that happens subsequent to a discussion that has taken place.

Examples:

  • After discussion, we decided to implement the new policy.
  • The decision was made after discussion with all team members.
  • Families looking back: one year after discussion of withdrawal or withholding of life-sustaining support. Crit Care Med. 2001 Jan;29(1):197-201. doi: ...
  • Patient knowledge and physician predictions of treatment preferences after discussion of advance directives. J Gen Intern Med. 1998 Jul;13(7):447-54. doi: ...

Alternatives:

  • following the discussion
  • post-discussion
  • subsequent to the discussion
  • after the meeting
  • after the talk

after discussing

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used when referring to the action of discussing in a more general sense, without specifying a particular discussion event.

Examples:

  • After discussing the matter, we came to a conclusion.
  • He left the room after discussing the project with his team.

Alternatives:

  • following a discussion
  • post-discussing
  • subsequent to discussing
  • after talking
  • after conversing

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