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- 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
- 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
- Within 24 hours, but only during business hours
Our business wants to include a commitment on our voicemail message that we will return the call within 24 hours, but only counting hours on business days For example, if someone calls on Tuesday
- adverbs - The variations of in for the last few days - English Language . . .
This same question was recently asked by you on English Language Learners wasn't it? I believe the answer there was that none of them are correct because all of them should say, "the Internet" Once that is fixed, then the only viable sentences are the ones that use "for the last few days", "in the last few days" and "in a few days" Although the meaning of the last one is different
- Two days is or are? - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
Is if you're treating the two days as a single length of time; are if you're treating them as multiple lengths of time
- 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 "In the next couple of days" also works, and arguably implies a slightly shorter time frame (the next few days could be 1-4 days, whereas the next couple of days probably means 2-3 days)
- word choice - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
The remainder of the day sounds either more formal or serious - or just more pretentious Care should be taken to keep to Orwell's second rule unless one has a good reason not to Perhaps 'the remainder of the holidays' and 'the rest of the holidays' suggest different things - one week remaining, and three occasional days left this year
- word choice - In the last 3 months vs in the past 3 months . . .
What's the difference between in the last 3 months and in the past 3 months if there is any?
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