- Does the term within 7 days mean include the 7th day?
There's also the perennial question of whether the last day ends on the multiple of 24 hours from the time when the deadline was given, if it means midnight of that day, or closing time of that day, or what And does "7 days" mean 7 calendar days, or 7 business days? Etc
- word choice - What are the abbreviations for days of the week . . .
It will be used in a tabular data program to show information about free work days of employed and each column can't have enought space to include full week day name For "common form" I mean, what are the abbreviations that is more used in programs
- synonyms - One word substitutions for number of days? - English . . .
Words exist to label periods of time - like week which represents 7 days and fortnight which is used for a 14-day period Are there other such words used for certain numbers of consecutive days?
- In the upcoming days - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
In Australian English, "in the upcoming days" sounds strange "In the coming days" is acceptable but probably too formal, I agree with @BoldBen's comment that "In the next few days" is a better choice
- meaning - Past few days or the past few days? - English Language . . .
"I have been feeling good for the past few days " and " I have been feeling good since yesterday " Which one is grammatically correct? And why we use "the" past few days?
- Logical meaning of within 30 days compared to in 30 or fewer days . . .
I would read the first as referring to a deadline, the second referring to a total accumulation of days spent For example, "This project must be finished within 30 days" is different than "This project must be finished in 30 days or fewer " - The first establishes a "date" the second just establishes a duration or level of effort
- is there a difference between last 2 days and past 2 days
3 I would say that last 2 days refers to the 2 days that terminate any period, regardless of where that period is located in time For example, you can say: I felt really bad during the last 2 days of that trip in 1998 The past 2 days refers to the 2 days preceding the moment of speaking So it cannot be used as above
- Vacation days or days off - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
In most organizations, vacation days are usable at the employee's discretion, up to a certain yearly limit Days off is a more informal phrase that includes a variety of kinds of paid-not-to-work days, including sick leave, maternal paternal leave, floating holidays, national holidays, etc Vacation days are a subset of days off
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