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The use of the apostrophe in day?s is correct as you are referring to all of the events of the day. Likewise saying all of today?s events is also correct.

 

The quiz covers all the material up to the week of the quiz Sept.30 - Oct.6. Does this mean that September 29 is the last date or that the week Sept.30 - Oct.6 is included in this span?

 

Is there a word or phrase for temporarily not working since one has gone on vacation? I thought out of work could be used but that means unemployed or having lost one's job EDIT I am looking fo...

 

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5 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)

 

They are both correct for different situations. For example As on 16 May he again failed to arrive at work on time. and As of 16 May he will have worked here for a full year.

 

Hello Jane It was a pleasure spending time with you and the children yesterday. Today speakers of the English language will generally prefer the latter version (that has only one comma after the word Jane) in written form and when read aloud. Using the other format will make a person sound somewhat robotic when speaking aloud.

 

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?

 

Today is Monday. Last week is strictly the period of seven days ending at midnight on Sunday and the last two weeks is strictly the period of fourteen days ending at midnight on Sunday. No one would refer to anything occurring today yesterday or the day before as taking place last week or in the last two weeks. I wouldn't worry about it.

 

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.