- time - Proper Timezone Acronym Usage - PT vs PDT or PST - English . . .
Talking to a human you'll be fine saying "Pacific Time", "PT", or "PST" (which, again, has come to be interchangeable with "PT" although purists like myself believe otherwise :) ) If somebody says "PST" to you, 99% of the time they just mean "Pacific Time" in general as per current daylight savings time rules
- Which sentence is most acceptable when describing the current time period?
I would like to know which of these two sentences have the most acceptable form when describing the current time period Why do so many people **today** have no values Why do so many people have no values **these days** Thanks in advance for any help in sharing knowledge
- Using in the current moment or at the living moment?
The expression you're looking for is real time: [Merriam-Webster]: the actual time during which something takes place the computer may partly analyze the data in real time (as it comes in) — R H March chatted online in real time So: "This is taking too long We should have a real-time conversation " "I don't like waiting to hear from
- If pre is previous, post is after, what is current?
The word you might use to describe what is happening now is current Era is rather a grand way of referring to periods with and without a boss, but I assume there is a tinge of irony in doing so Share
- What is the correct definition and usage of the acronym ETA?
The estimated time of arrival is 10:37 Fine, it's estimated that the person, item, etc will arrive at 10:37 The estimated time of arrival is 20minutes Fine, there's an implied context of the current time, so it's the same as "The estimated time of arrival is 20minutes from now "
- phrase requests - Word to mean then-current - English Language . . .
'Then-current' perhaps ought to be allowed 'Current' is obviously, after all, a deictic term – eg 'This is the Estimate for the current year, 1879-1880' [Internet] Context informs the time-reference of the period being referred to as 'current', and 'then-current' obviously refers back to the period just mentioned in a passage –
- Word meaning close in time, or presently happening
Current : presently elapsing (2) : occurring in or existing at the present time (3) : most recent : generally accepted, used, practiced, or prevalent at the moment
- What does ten of six mean in regard to time?
In American English, using "of" when telling the time denotes the number minutes before the upcoming hour Thus, "ten of six" would mean 5:50 p m Thus, "ten of six" would mean 5:50 p m As another example, "quarter of three" would be 2:45 p m
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