|
- 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
- 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
- Gone are the days when . . . Is this expression often used?
Gone are the days when a school or institution could count on being able to offer a standard curriculum and traditional programs to a steady stream of students and their parents Gone too are the days when communication was top-down Gone are the days of local entertainers coming to play or perform free
- numbers - Is it 4-days, 4 days or 4-day? - English Language Usage . . .
Closed 8 years ago If I am writing a tour description, what is the correct way to write up days and nights? For example in this short description: 'Summit Java's highest peak for sunrise, trek through lava fields and camp in stunning spots 4 days, 3 nights Your adventure includes: 4-day guided hiking 3 nights camping Return transfer from
- 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
- Meaning of within 30 days of [a certain date in the future] in context?
1 I am required to submit a certain form "within 30 days of [a certain date in the future]" I suspect that the form's author actually meant to say something like "at least 30 days before [a certain date]"
- 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 '
|
|
|