
nouns - What's the difference between "day" and "date"? - English ...
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 …
Date format in UK vs US - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
May 24, 2012 · Why is the most common date format in the US like mm/dd/yyyy, whereas in Europe (including the UK) it's more common to have dd/mm/yyyy? Looking around, I found that the US form …
What term is used for the closing of a letter?
Salutation is the term used to describe the beginning of a letter or other correspondence. What is the term used for the closing of a letter? Here are some examples: Yours truly, Sincerely, Best wi...
differences - "Postpone", "delay" and "defer" - English Language ...
Sep 13, 2012 · For instance, you could possibly say "Jack decided to defer the meeting to a later date because the scribe was called up for jury duty." While defer and postpone overlap, I think defer and …
What's the correct (or best) way to express "from [date] to [date]"?
Sep 28, 2016 · What you ran across is wrong. From October 17th to the 20th, we will be attending the conference etc.. Also, unless it is not obvious, one would not put in the year. Your point 2. is correct. …
single word requests - What's it called when a date has the same 'day ...
Is there a word that describes when it is the same date as the number we use to represent the month? Please note that "palindrome" dates usually include the year, so while these numbers are kind of …
Correct use of "circa" - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
Aug 11, 2011 · I understand the use of circa / c. as it applies to approximating dates. However, I have a writer who (over)uses the word in other contexts. Examples: ... from circa early 1990s up until circa 8 …
On vs At with date and time - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
Apr 1, 2007 · Like this one: I have to put some preposition between them ? It's not a question about formatting date time stamps, it's a question about the use of on and/or in when listing dates and …
prepositions - Does "until [date]" mean "before that date"? - English ...
Aug 16, 2011 · 1)Does “until [date]” mean “before that date”? 2)What does "within 2 days" mean? 3)What does "until August 18, 2011" mean? That's really 3 questions. Regarding the first, which is …
What does "wrt" mean? - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
What is the meaning of wrt in the following text? I think this is an excellent idea, but I'd like to see this explicitly reframed under the banner of providing Drupal.org data through publicly-