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Bookmark or Share- Origin and usage of "day of" - English Language & Usage Stack ExchangeThere is an expression I have heard used many times in conversational U.S. English but cannot recall ever seeing in writing: day of as an adverb, omitting the object of the preposition. Examples: ...
- 'in' vs. 'on' for dates - English Language & Usage Stack ExchangeDates are reported in English as being in large units like century, decade, era, epoch, period, etc, and also parts of a day -- morning, afternoon, evening; on individual days; and at individual times, plus at night. The event occurred in the twentieth century, specifically at 03:43 Greenwich, in the early morning on August tenth, in 1952.
- grammar - In 2-3 days vs Within 2-3 days - English Language & Usage ...If you really wanted to say that something would happen after 100 days and before 200 days you should say it is happening between 100 and 200 days from now. Saying within 100-200 days is (IMO) asking for someone to misinterpret your meaning, sooner or later. Different people will undoubtedly come to either of the same two conclusions you ...
- 'In the upcoming days' - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange"In the coming days" is acceptable but probably too formal, I agree with @BoldBen's comment that "In the next few days" is a better choice. "In the next couple of days" also works, and arguably implies a slightly shorter time frame (the next few days could be 1-4 days, whereas the next couple of days probably means 2-3 days)
- What's the difference between "day" and "date"?a unit of time (e.g., this task would take 2 days to complete). A date on the other hand usually has the month and the year along with the day: the 21st February 2011. It also has a fixed quality I think. I was wondering if there are any other differences between day and date, and when it's correct to choose one over the other. By that I mean I ...
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