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 …

Nov 23, 2014 · What is the meaning of the phrase 'gone are the days' and how is it used? [closed] Ask Question Asked 10 years, 11 months ago Modified 8 years, 9 months ago

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" …

Jun 18, 2017 · I have heard about the usage of "be" in specific situations like 2 days, 5 dollars,... For example: Two days ____ enough for us Should I use "is" or "are"? I see both of them are …

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 …

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 …

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?

The Corpus of Contemporary American English does have a few cites for now days, but frankly, just look at the figures yourself: nowadays 3167 now days 7 And here are the figures from the …