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 …

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 …

Apr 29, 2015 · 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 …

Jan 18, 2015 · 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 …

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 …

It will be used in a tabular data program to show information about free work days of employed and each column can't have enought space to include full week day name. For "common form" …

What does salad days mean? I've heard the term used to describe past better days, but what does that have to do with salad? Also, when was the phrase coined?

I understand that you can say, "within 30 days of receiving your application", but I am seeing more and more "within 30 days after your application is received". Is the latter grammatical?

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 …

Aug 6, 2014 · 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 …