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  1. Does the term "within 7 days" mean include the 7th day?

    Whenever I have a question like this I try to break it down into a smaller case and then extrapolate. If I ask to have something down "within a day" I mean 24 hours from now - today …

  2. Saturday and Sunday = days off - WordReference Forums

    Sep 13, 2019 · Saturday and Sunday are the weekend, and many people don't work at the weekend. Although working on Saturday is much more common than working on Sunday, I …

  3. How to use' to and fro'? | WordReference Forums

    Sep 27, 2013 · For me, "to and fro" is an old-fashioned way of saying something like every-which-way, hither and thither, etc. The butterflies flit to and fro in the garden. They are not going back …

  4. "At/on (the) weekend (s)" - English Language & Usage Stack …

    At the weekend is the British usage; on the weekend is the American form.

  5. Preposition: ... <at, in, on> the weekend? - WordReference Forums

    Feb 19, 2006 · In April, I wash the car at seven o'clock on Mondays. On the weekend does not necessarily refer to any particular weekend, in the same way that "this weekend" would, …

  6. single word requests - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    A long weekend is a weekend that is at least three days long (so, a three-day weekend), due to a holiday falling on either the Friday or Monday. Most countries also feature many four-day …

  7. using phrase "weekend of" - English Language & Usage Stack …

    Aug 16, 2012 · Friday evening (the 21 st of the given month) might just be counted as part of the weekend. And if it is a holiday weekend, then Monday might scrape as part of the long …

  8. Weekend has caught up with me - WordReference Forums

    Sep 4, 2020 · Oh I see! Thank you. So do you usually say my weekend has caught up on or with me? "My week (end) has caught up with me" seems more likely.

  9. gerund vs infinitive - "Suggest to go" vs. "suggest going" - English ...

    You wrote in your test "Someone suggested to go for a walk" assuming that to suggest is followed by a to-infinitive as hundreds of other verbs. But to suggest is one of the few verbs that need a …

  10. both have a good weekend vs have a good weekend both

    Feb 3, 2023 · Hello. Can you say both 'both have a good weekend' and 'have a good weekend both' when wishing it to two people or only one is idiomatic? Thank you. Both have a good …