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 …

Sep 16, 2022 · The potential ambiguity is because in "within 10 days before the flight", the following noun phrase "10 days before the flight" has a form that would generally cause it to be interpreted as …

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 and 200 days, …

Dec 29, 2018 · 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 …

Oct 23, 2018 · So when we say 'the past few days' we mean the complete set of 'past few days', not just some of them, and which means this time phrase matches the tense. Do we use the phrase 'past few …

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 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?

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 date]".

Jan 9, 2017 · When should I use for [a time] and when just [time]. The examination lasted two hours. The heat will last for a few days. She was suggested waiting a few years. Why are sentences 1 and …

Jan 18, 2015 · This same question was recently asked by you on English Language Learners wasn't it? I believe the answer there was that none of them are correct because all of them should say, "the …