Dec 9, 2010 · From what I understand, the word "midnight" is usually interpreted incorrectly. Midnight is written as "12am" which would imply that it's in the morning. Therefore, it should be at the start of t...

Aug 16, 2011 · 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...

Mar 5, 2013 · Is it incorrect to say "Please do this before Tuesday"? Is there a difference between that and "Please do this by Tuesday"?

Jan 3, 2013 · 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.

Oct 1, 2019 · In my opinion "starting on" and "till" don't really go together so I wouldn't use option 1. The phrasing "on leave from X till Y" can be misinterpreted to mean that Y will be your first day back at work, so I wouldn't use option 3 without adding " (inclusive)". Also phrasing it as a range from one date to another sounds odd to me when you're talking about only two days in total. …

How to write date range succinctly and unambiguously in American written English? In a sentence I usually use "from January 1, 1923 through December 31, 1986". But it is too long for use in section titles. It is relatively easy to find documentation on single date formatting compliant to standards and conventions for different locales.

Apr 30, 2012 · Yes, "Please be informed that..." is correct, as is "For your information". Both formulations are common and current. The former is considered more polite, and is the accepted form in written communication, but it can also be used sarcastically in oral communication by a speaker who wishes to assert authority over a subordinate. The latter is used in spoken …

Thanks for the reply . If I had to rewrite the above statement in British English and considering that the employee is currently employed in the organization,will this statement be grammatically correct : This is being written to confirm that Mr.XYZ has been employed in our organization from September 2014 until date.

Mar 16, 2016 · Google Books finds instances of en route in otherwise predominantly English texts dating to the late eighteenth century. The earliest is from an entry in Wolfe Tone's diary for July 31, 1796, in Memoirs of Theobald Wolfe Tone: Written by Himself (1827): Received my pay, "and are all a drunk as so many swabbers." I insist upon it this is a very good quotation, from …

Mar 18, 2019 · Is it appropriate to use "from" instead of "since" in reference to a specific date? Also, does it matter whether this date is in the past or future when considering the previous question? For exam...