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- English notation for hour, minutes and seconds
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 minutes use a single prime ′ and seconds use a double-prime ″ They are pronounced minutes and seconds respectively in the case of durations like this
- time - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
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?
- How to write lengths of time in a short way with numbers
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 use 1 ho
- an hour and a half or one and a half hours
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 one and a half hour
- Does within an hour mean before, after, or both?
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
- abbreviation of units of measure: hours vs. minutes
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 period So, the co
- Correct use of circa - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
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 up until circa 8 y
- Use of dd instead of of or dated in constructions of the type . . .
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
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