
word choice - What are the abbreviations for days of the week ...
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" …
'In the upcoming days' - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
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 …
Logical meaning of "within 30 days" compared to "in 30 or fewer …
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 …
adverbs - The variations of in/for the last few days - English …
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 …
"Vacation days" or "days off" - English Language & Usage Stack …
Oct 24, 2011 · In most organizations, vacation days are usable at the employee's discretion, up to a certain yearly limit. Days off is a more informal phrase that includes a variety of kinds of paid …
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 …
"these days" - what is the correct usage/meaning?
Jun 4, 2011 · The spell check immediately underlined the word 'days' and claimed it needed an apostrophe after the 's', creating days'. I always assumed the term 'these days' referred to …
In 2-3 days vs Within 2-3 days - English Language & Usage Stack …
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 …
Meaning of "within 30 days of [a certain date in the future]" in …
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 …
abbreviations - Should "days" be abbreviated when in the context …
Jul 26, 2017 · 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?