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Bookmark or Share- Which is correct: "on two weeks" or "in two weeks"?In below sentence it's mentioned "on two weeks": They'll quite happily squander a whole year's savings on two weeks in the sun. whereas so far I learned to speak in this way: They'll quite happily squander a whole year's savings in two weeks in the sun. I want to know which one is correct.
- word choice - "In the next two weeks" vs. "next two weeks" - English ...in two weeks' time - trip starts in approximately 14 days and can be 1 day two weeks from now - trip starts on this weekday 14 days from now and can be 1 day the week after next - trip starts in 8-14 days and sounds to me it will last a week
- "on time" vs. "on-time" - English Language & Usage Stack ExchangeOn-time delivery is our goal. On-time flight departures were up 10%. On-time performance is an important ingredient. However, if you're using the phrase on time as an adverb to describe when the verb is going to happen, the hyphen is not appropriate. For example: We will deliver your package on time. Your flight will depart on time.
- What does 'ten of six' mean in regard to time?In American English, using "of" when telling the time denotes the number minutes before the upcoming hour. Thus, "ten of six" would mean 5:50 p.m. Thus, "ten of six" would mean 5:50 p.m. As another example, "quarter of three" would be 2:45 p.m.
- British English - “In two hours time”From users of British English, I have noticed the pattern of adding time after a unit of time, as in: He has class in 30 minutes time . My initial impression as an American is that this is quite silly as the fact that we are talking about time is already implicit in the unit minutes , which can only be used to describe time.
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