The phrase "ago explained that" is not correct in English.
It seems to be a misplacement of the word "ago," which typically indicates a time reference and does not fit in this context.
Example: "He explained that the project would take longer than expected."
Alternatives: "previously explained that" or "earlier explained that".
"The best time to look is at the early ages, when autism is developing," Sophia Colamarino, vice president of research at Autism Speaks, told me a few months ago, explaining that was also where there had been the most treatment success.
In fact, The Times ran a long story a few years ago explaining that for a variety of reasons, caregiving by men was rising.
A few weeks ago, explaining that he'd passed a farmer's market on his way in from New Jersey and thought the peas looked good, he extemporized a drink of green peas and shochu with shisito pepper.
A sign went up outside the main entrance a few years ago explaining that the players will not sign autographs because of internet profiteering and, true to word, most of them zoom by behind their darkened windows.
She used the same adjective nine years ago, explaining that Mr. Carpenter had been picked to join the design team in part because his work was concerned with "how light moves across a space, the way it refracts and the way it reflects to create an atmosphere and environment that can be, at times, magical".
Zilber recounted the story on his Instagram two days ago, explaining that he found out about his culinary influence on Justice by way of bandmember Xavier de Rosnay.
Katzenberg casually responded that Jobs himself had taught him how to conduct similar business long ago, explaining that Jobs had come to Pixar's rescue by making the deal for Toy Story, as Pixar was near bankruptcy at that time.
Months after posting a video on the matter and explaining that the condiment cups seemingly unfolded to allow for maximum dunk square-footage, a comment came in close to three weeks ago explaining that Chinese take-away containers follow a similar concept -- apparently they unfold into a plate.
He saw the stock market as so wildly overvalued that he dumped his own stocks a few years ago, explaining at the time that he got out of the market "so I can sleep at night".
At a press conference, he explained that "long ago" Rwandan justice was conducted in village hearings, where fines were the preferred penalties.
