- abbreviations - Should days be abbreviated when in the context of . . .
When writing "1 week 3 days," if week is abbreviated to wk , should days also be abbreviated? If so, what should it be abbreviated to?
- in vs. on for dates - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
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
- Within and in when referring to time - English Language Usage . . .
Within is regarded as specifying an upper limit: within two days means maybe today, maybe tomorrow, but no later than two days from now In is sometimes regarded as more precise: in two days could mean two days from now – particularly with a scheduled event, such as a party That said, there are exceptions where the word in can be more ambiguous If I tell my supervisor on a Monday: Boss, I
- 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?
- I remember the day where vs. I remember the day when
As the other answerers suggested, the day when seems to be very common In most cases both the day when and the day where refer to time, not place; but the day where is a bit archaic In my research, the only instance I found in which the day where refers to a place – not time – is in the book The London Encyclopedia: or, Universal Dictionary of Science, Art, Literature, and Practical
- Whats the difference between day and date?
a unit of time (e g , this task would take 2 days to complete) A date on the other hand usually has the month and the year along with the day: the 21st February 2011 It also has a fixed quality I think I was wondering if there are any other differences between day and date, and when it's correct to choose one over the other
- 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
- Origin and usage of day of - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
There is an expression I have heard used many times in conversational U S English but cannot recall ever seeing in writing: day of as an adverb, omitting the object of the preposition Examples:
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