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  1. What is the difference between: "two-day" and "two days"

    0 two days refers to the number of days two-day refers to the duration of something If you are French, think about the difference between jour and journee.

  2. grammar - In two days' time = within two days? - English Language ...

    Jul 19, 2018 · In other words, "in two days' time" is typically a prediction, while "within two days" specifies an upper limit.

  3. Two days "is" or "are"? - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    Jun 18, 2017 · Is if you're treating the two days as a single length of time; are if you're treating them as multiple lengths of time.

  4. In 2-3 days vs Within 2-3 days - English Language & Usage Stack …

    Aug 6, 2014 · 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 …

  5. is there a difference between "last 2 days" and "past 2 days"

    The past 2 days refers to the 2 days preceding the moment of speaking. So it cannot be used as above. Since ' last 2 days ' seems a bit more general, you can also use it to indicate the termination of …

  6. "each day" → "daily"; "every other day" →? [duplicate]

    Feb 24, 2013 · Semi- is half, so semi-daily means on the half-days. The OED says it means twice a day, which is the same thing.

  7. recurring events - A word for "every two days" - English Language ...

    Aug 23, 2014 · Is there an adjective that means "every two days", i.e. is to a day as biennial is to a year?

  8. sentence construction - Is there a difference between 'over two days ...

    Sep 7, 2016 · 1 Although in your example the phrase "over two days" is clearly used to mean over a period of two days, the phrase is frequently used to mean "more than" two days. For example: It took …

  9. Which one's correct - "this two" or "these two"?

    Aug 9, 2017 · 2 I’m aware that ‘this’ is used for a singular thing while ‘these’ is used for plural. However, I also see people who use the phrase ‘this two’ so I’m not sure which one’s correct.

  10. Last two days/ In the last two days / For the last two days

    In, to me, creates a slight feeling of separating that time out from its surrounding time "in the last two days I somehow gained 10 kilos" Your understanding is correct: for the last two days I've been out of …