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.
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 an...
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I am required to submit a certain form "within 30 days of [a certain date in the future]". I suspect that the form's author actually meant to say something like "at least 30 days before [a certain date]".
Meaning of "within 30 days of [a certain date in the future]" in context?
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 phrase 'past few days' on its own? Highly unlikely, it lacks a sense of which days.
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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.
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It is a bit ambiguous but, given that the system would not allow you to complete the form 12 days before your planned arrival, the 7 day period is obviously a maximum rather than a minimum. The system will allow you to complete the form so long as the lead time is seven days or less. You can complete it six days in advance but not 8 days in advance. The reason for "fill in" rather than "fill ...