The quiz covers all the material up to the week of the quiz Sept.30 - Oct.6. Does this mean that September 29 is the last date, or that the week Sept.30 - Oct.6 is included in this span?
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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 …
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Today is Monday. Last week is strictly the period of seven days ending at midnight on Sunday and the last two weeks is strictly the period of fourteen days ending at midnight on Sunday. No one would …
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As a further note the phrase, " He's off today " certainly means they're not working today, but is ambiguous as to whether it is because they were not scheduled to work or are taking PTO.
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What does until mean in the following? You need to deliver this product within 2 days (until August 18, 2011) to meet your deadline and get paid. Does this mean that I have to deliver the produ...
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In conclusion, the expression within the next two days does not have an exact meaning, but most commonly means before the end of the day after tomorrow. If in doubt, check with the person who …
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For example, today is Tuesday, April 14th. If I say, "last Saturday" I mean April 11th; if I say, "this Saturday" I mean April 18th; and if I say "next Saturday" I mean April 25th - although I admit it gets a …
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Would you think "the next 10 days" includes today? If not, would there be a clearer way to put it, to refer to today and the following 9 days?
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I've been awake for 3 days. I want to paraphrase this sentence: I haven't been sleeping for 3 days. I haven't slept for 3 days. Do these sentences have the same meaning ? Thank you.
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Today can be a noun. When I say "Today is going to be a great day", I use today as a noun. Unlike the names for days of the week though, it can be used on any day to refer to "this present day".
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