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
How to address today and the following 9 days Would you think "the next 10 days" includes today? If not, would there be a clearer way to put it, to refer to today and the following 9 days?
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
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)
Within the month vs Within a month is there a difference? To my ears "within the month" means during the current month, that is by the end of August "Within a month" gives you a full month from now, so if it is the 17th August today, you must start by 17th September It is a completely different question as to what the potential employer thought they meant: people are not always as precise as the language they use; it is best to ask for clarification
What is the origin of the phrase in this day and age? As for ' why not write today?', English has a variety of constructions that it likes to use, and 'in this day and age' is one of them 'Today' also feels flat compared to the full expression, which sort of evokes a feeling of expansive reference to all of what's going on in the world these days