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  1. "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 …

  2. Two days "is" or "are"? - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    Jun 18, 2017 · Is if you're treating the two days as a single length of time; are if you're treating them as multiple lengths of time.

  3. 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 …

  4. time - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    Sep 16, 2022 · The potential ambiguity is because in "within 10 days before the flight", the following noun phrase "10 days before the flight" has a form that would generally cause it to be …

  5. 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 …

  6. 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" …

  7. meaning - Past few days or the past few days? - English Language ...

    Oct 23, 2018 · So when we say 'the past few days' we mean the complete set of 'past few days', not just some of them, and which means this time phrase matches the tense. Do we use the …

  8. Present perfect with 'in the last 10 days'

    May 14, 2020 · Both in the last week and in the past indicate a period of time leading up to now. So they're not referring to a past time and are compatible with the present perfect. Specifically, …

  9. 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 …

  10. '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 …