- I remember the day where vs. I remember the day when
As the other answerers suggested, the day when seems to be very common In most cases both the day when and the day where refer to time, not place; but the day where is a bit archaic In my research, the only instance I found in which the day where refers to a place – not time – is in the book The London Encyclopedia: or, Universal Dictionary of Science, Art, Literature, and Practical
- Two days is or are? - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
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
- Whats 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
- in vs. on for dates - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
Dates 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
- Origin and usage of day of - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
There 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:
- numbers - Is it 4-days, 4 days or 4-day? - English Language Usage . . .
Closed 7 years ago If I am writing a tour description, what is the correct way to write up days and nights? For example in this short description: 'Summit Java's highest peak for sunrise, trek through lava fields and camp in stunning spots 4 days, 3 nights Your adventure includes: 4-day guided hiking 3 nights camping Return transfer from
- range inclusion - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
The phrasing "on leave from X till Y" can be misinterpreted to mean that Y will be your first day back at work, so I wouldn't use option 3 without adding " (inclusive)" Also phrasing it as a range from one date to another sounds odd to me when you're talking about only two days in total Option 2 sounds most natural to me
- 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 days?
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