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 …

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?

Mar 29, 2017 · I am writing statistics results and I want to put a list of lengths of time. In decimal values it will be, for example, 1.90 hours but this is not very human friendly. Then I think I can …

Feb 3, 2014 · Are both "an hour and a half" and "one and a half hours" correct? If so, is either more appropriate in different contexts? Example context: "The Superbowl starts in less than …

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.

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 …

Sep 3, 2013 · The abbreviation for ‘hours’ is hrs. The one for "Minute" is 'min'. It is a unit of measure, which have standard abbreviations, and they do not change in plural nor have a final …

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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 …

Dec 4, 2018 · It just occurred to me that even though "ahead/behind" mean opposite things, their usage is slightly different. Say we were talking about time zones. Why is it that I could say …