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word choice - "At day five", "on day five", or something else ...
May 16, 2012 · "On" works better here. It implies that he died at some point on the 5th day of the treatment. I would use "at" to reference a very specific point in time (rather than a relatively longer period of time, such as a day), for example: "He died on the 5th day of the treatment at 3:02 PM".
grammar - In 2-3 days vs Within 2-3 days - English Language
Aug 6, 2014 · 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
Does the term "within 7 days" mean include the 7th day?
But people often take today to be the first day of the count, so if on Monday someone says "within 3 days" they are thinking day 1=today, Monday; day 2=Tuesday, day 3=Wednesday. 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 ...
Meaning of "by" when used with dates - inclusive or exclusive
Aug 28, 2014 · Due at or before 11:59:59 PM on that date - that is, before the specified day ends. Due at or before 11:59:59 PM on the previous date - that is, before the specified day begins. Due at or before a specific time on the date, such as the …
What do we call the “rd” in “3ʳᵈ” and the “th” in “9ᵗʰ”?
Commented Aug 23, 2014 at 5:48 3 @tohecz You are correct that in the US they were baseline in C.20 , but historically they are superscript in English - it's a style of abbreviation, e.g. 'equation'->'eq^n' (superscript may be underlined too).
prepositions - Does "until [date]" mean "before that date"?
Aug 16, 2011 · As no time was supplied, it might be compromised to be high noon August 18, 2011. I guarentee you though, it definitely means before the end of the business day August 18, 2011, whatever hour that may be, and more than likely does not mean until midnight the following day unless they have 24 hour receiving.
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Oct 30, 2020 · "on the 5th of November" is practically just removing the word day from the reference. As in "on the 5th (day) of November." It is used everywhere and even though it could be understood a few different ways it is the most correct. "on the 5th November" seems to me to more be dependent on the month and if not year.
word usage - 1 o'clock in the morning OR 1 o'clock at night?
Sep 8, 2015 · During the winter months, the sun sets before 5:00 p.m. in many parts of the country, so "five o'clock at night" could refer to either 5:00 a.m. (it's still dark) and 5:00 p.m. (the sun has set). During the summer months, the sun rises before 6:00 a.m. in …
Logical meaning of "within 30 days" compared to "in 30 or fewer …
Apr 29, 2015 · The following would all meet the requirement of within 30 days: 1 day, 3.14159265358979... days, 29 days, 29 1/2 days, 29.314159265358979... days. Within 30 days or less means exactly the same thing as within 30 days. That is, the "or less"" is superfluous; it doesn't add anything.
phrase requests - More professional word for "day to day task ...
Apr 1, 2015 · Business as usual refers broadly to any situation where everything is proceeding as normal and as expected. In a business context, a BAU process is any element of day-to-day operations that are largely the same day after day.