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  1. Year Division by Quarters: any terms to express halves of years or ...

    Sep 15, 2017 · Quarters divide years by four. I am looking for the terms dividing years by 2, 3 and 6. Does there exists terms to express other parts of the years like quarters?

  2. "an hour and a half" or "one and a half hours"

    Feb 3, 2014 · Both of these are equally good with hours and other common measurements. But maybe not with less common measurements. For example: He drank one and a half glasses of water. is …

  3. English notation for hour, minutes and seconds

    May 17, 2013 · From the time 01:00:00 to the time 02:34:56 is a duration of 1 hour, 34 minutes and 56 seconds (1h 34′ 56″) Prime markers start single and are multiplied for susbsequent appearances, so …

  4. Use of "circa" in relation to time - English Language & Usage Stack ...

    The question refers to the use of a Latin word, circa, which is sometimes used in written English to mean ‘approximately’ before dates. The question regards “how well” the extension of this “works” in relation …

  5. Does "within an hour" mean before, after, or both?

    Nov 26, 2010 · Does within mean before or after? Or does it mean both? For example, Do not drink or eat within an hour of taking these pills.

  6. punctuation - Why is there a slash within "n/a"? - English Language ...

    Dec 9, 2022 · The important thing to note is that these abbreviations are much more common in handwritten correspondence than they are online. c/o is often used when addressing post to …

  7. What is a word for someone who wants to do everything or be …

    Feb 15, 2024 · I want a word for a person who wants to become something they get influenced by, or be like the someone or achieve their traits or just embody them completely. A word for someone who …

  8. Use of "dd" instead of "of" or "dated" in constructions of the type ...

    Apr 21, 2020 · I'm a translator and at one translation bureau where I work one of the editors changes the preposition "of" or the word "dated" in time-related constructions to "dd", in this way: "Document Versi...

  9. Difference in pronunciation between "your" and "you're"?

    Apr 3, 2011 · I looked up the dictionary, since I'm not a native speaker and the IPA gives the same pronunciation, even though there are two possible pronunciations. your |yôr; yoŏr| - possessive …

  10. "Focus on" or "be focused on": what're the nuances?

    Feb 1, 2019 · After viewing a couple of threads on the Internet, I found that both the legitimacy or the explanation of "focus on" (active voice form) and "be focused on" (passive voice form) seemed …