
Two days "is" or "are"? - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
2017年6月18日 · 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.
'Gone are the days when ... ' Is this expression often used?
2019年1月21日 · 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.
Logical meaning of "within 30 days" compared to "in 30 or fewer …
2015年4月29日 · 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.
'In the upcoming days' - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
2018年12月29日 · 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)
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.
What is a gender-neutral alternative to the expression "man-days"?
Man days does automatically make people think of the male first, so we do need something else, but it needs to clearly mean number of actual days of effort so people don't misinterpret as 'time to delivery'.
'in' vs. 'on' for dates - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
2015年3月31日 · Dates are reported in English as being in large units like century, decade, era, epoch, period, etc, and also parts of a day -- morning, afternoon, evening; on individual days; and at individual times, plus at night. The event occurred in the twentieth century, specifically at 03:43 Greenwich, in the early morning on August tenth, in 1952.
Meaning of "within 30 days of [a certain date in the future]" in …
However, a literal reading of the statement would suggest that the form must be submitted "sometime during the 30 days before or after [a certain date]". In context, is that a correct (or at least reasonable) interpretation of the statement?
What is the difference between: "two-day" and "two days"
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.
In 2-3 days vs Within 2-3 days - English Language & Usage Stack …
2014年8月6日 · Your example is correct. In 100-200 days means that it will happen no sooner than 100 days from now and no later than 200 days. Within 100-200 days means it could happen any time between now and 200 days, but most likely fall between the 100th and 200th day. Within within (wɪˈðɪn) prep in; inside; enclosed or encased by before (a period of time) has elapsed: within a week. To avoid ...