- 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
- 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
- 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?
- What does days mean? - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
The fourth example is the correct interpretation of day's, but with two things to keep in mind First, in your conclusion you flipped the words around incorrectly *; the journey "belongs to" the day, not the other way around You could re-write the sentence as: The house is a journey of a full day from here Second, while the journey is "of a day," this does not necessarily mean the day "owns
- 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
- How to choose between work day vs working day
In general, a work day is a day on which you work, while the working day is that part of the day when you're at work: "my work days are Monday to Friday: at the end of the working day I go straight home to dinner" Working hours can be used to be more specific: "working hours are 9-5" A total number of working hours per day is often used in flexible working systems with core hours, i e hours
- 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
- abbreviations - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
The actual days were represented by Monday Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday A dash was used to mean all days within a range (M-F means "weekdays only"), and if any of those 1 or 2-character DayCodes came after N in the final string, those days were excluded
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