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
Why is today morning wrong but tomorrow morning right? I think it is a good question When there is yesterday morning and tomorrow morning, why have an exception for this morning (which means today's morning)? Yes, idiom, but I actually do like idiomatic extensions like these - as long as everybody knows what is meant and no grammar or semantic rules are violated
Hello [Comma?] John, - English Language Usage Stack Exchange Hello Jane, It was a pleasure spending time with you and the children yesterday Today, speakers of the English language will generally prefer the latter version (that has only one comma after the word Jane) in written form and when read aloud Using the other format will make a person sound somewhat robotic when speaking aloud
history - When did consumption become tuberculosis? - English . . . Consumption was not an uncommon illness in those days, and when it developed there was little hope It was a scourge among all classes of society, and the doctors were impotent For most sufferers a diagnosis of tuberculosis was a notice of death" (source: Britannia)
past tense - “Have you seen. . . ” or “Did you see. . . ?” - English Language . . . Have you seen Michael today? Have you seen Michael in the last 3 days 3 years 30 years? These phrases are all correct "Did" cannot apply: it is used for a "remote" past: one that is "detached" from this time, day, week, etc Did you see Michael this morning? (now it is the afternoon) Did you see Michael yesterday last week last year 20 years ago? These phrases are all correct "Have
When to use “in the last year”, “last year” and “in the past year”? 3 In the phrase " past year ", year denotes a period of 365 days before the time being mentioned; " Last year " refers to the previous calender year Situation 1: Today is Jan 1 2015 I went to NY on Jan 1 2014 Then I would say: " I went to NY in the past year " Situation 2: Today is July 20 2015 I went to NY on Jan 1 2014
