Does the term "within 7 days" mean include the 7th day?
...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 what. And does "7 days" mean 7 calendar days, or 7 business days? Etc....
https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/63305/does-the-term-within-7-days-mean-include-the-7th-day
How to address today and the following 9 days
...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?...
https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/478482/how-to-address-today-and-the-following-9-days
How should "a month and ten days from now" be interpreted?
...Whether you add ten days and increment the month or increment the month and add ten days, the result should be the same. The fundamental issue is of course that a month is not a fixed period of time like an hour, day or week is. It?s a variable length of time. Which day is a month after 27 February (in a non-leap year)?...
https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/308671/how-should-a-month-and-ten-days-from-now-be-interpreted
prepositions - Does "until [date]" mean "before that date"? - English ...
...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......
https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/38169/does-until-date-mean-before-that-date
Precise meaning of "Last N days, weeks, months or years"
...0 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 refer to anything occurring today, yesterday or the day before as taking place last week or in the last two weeks. I wouldn't worry about it....
https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/50615/precise-meaning-of-last-n-days-weeks-months-or-years
What is the meaning of "within next two days"? [duplicate]
...Hence, if within two working days were said on a Thursday, it would probably mean before the end of Monday. 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 said it....
https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/115914/what-is-the-meaning-of-within-next-two-days
word choice - "In the last 3 months" vs "in the past 3 months ...
...Today is Oct. 13, 2010. It can be argued that in the last 3 months would be intuitively understood as the time frame from 8/13/2010 to 10/12/2010, while in the past three months would mean July, August, and September....
https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/3986/in-the-last-3-months-vs-in-the-past-3-months
etymology - Is "nowadays" the same as "today"? - English Language ...
...today (adverb) 1. on this present day: I will do it today. 2. at the present time; in these days: Today you seldom see horses. So the second meaning of "today" is more-or-less identical to "nowadays", but that's not the meaning you want when you're trying to say you approve of something....
https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/142760/is-nowadays-the-same-as-today
time - how to express period until event - English Language & Usage ...
...So let's say today is Monday and there will be a party on Friday. How should I say when the party is: the party is in 3 days or the party is in 4 days? Also, is this sequence of time periods c......
https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/390606/how-to-express-period-until-event
Last, This, and Next (days of the week) [duplicate]
...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 little ambiguous when "this" saturday is several days away....
https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/239269/last-this-and-next-days-of-the-week