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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 ...

 

What do you call a place that's temporarily closed because it's a holiday? Ask Question Asked 10 years 2 months ago Modified 2 years 9 months ago Viewed 10k times

 

Is it "tomorrow" after midnight? Or is it still "today"? Ask Question Asked 10 years 9 months ago Modified 10 years 9 months ago Viewed 15k times

 

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.

 

I've been awake for 3 days. I want to paraphrase this sentence: I haven't been sleeping for 3 days. I haven't slept for 3 days. Do these sentences have the same meaning ? Thank you.

 

Last This and Next (days of the week) [duplicate] Ask Question Asked 11 years 2 months ago Modified 11 years 2 months ago

 

In 2 weeks - i.e. in 14 days from now. Within 2 weeks - i.e. during today or the next 14 days not later. But what about " within 100-200 days"? I would say "from now and not later than in 100-200 days". But a native speaker told me that actually it means "from 101th to 200th day" i.e. not from now till the upper limit.

 

What does until mean in the following? You need to deliver this product within 2 days (until August 18 2011) to meet your deadline and get paid. Does this mean that I have to deliver the produ...

 

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...

 

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.