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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
- time - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
The form must be filled out within 10 days before the flight Fill out the Entry Form within 10 days before your flight What is the meaning of within in these sentences? Is it before 10 days before the flight? or Is it after 10 days before the flight? I e 8 days or 5 days or even 1 day before the flight is ok (even the same day as the flight)?
- 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
- What is the difference between: two-day and two days
0 two days refers to the number of days two-day refers to the duration of something If you are French, think about the difference between jour and journee
- is there a difference between last 2 days and past 2 days
The past 2 days refers to the 2 days preceding the moment of speaking So it cannot be used as above Since ' last 2 days ' seems a bit more general, you can also use it to indicate the termination of current period, i e to refer to the 2 days before the moment of speaking, in which case it becomes equivalent to ' past 2 days '
- What is the meaning of the phrase gone are the days and how is it . . .
What is the meaning of the phrase 'gone are the days' and how is it used? [closed] Ask Question Asked 10 years, 8 months ago Modified 8 years, 6 months ago
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