Sep 15, 2017 · 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?

May 17, 2013 · 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 …

Feb 3, 2014 · Both of these are equally good with hours and other common measurements. But maybe not with less common measurements. For example: He drank one and a half glasses …

Could you tell me what "ca. 1828" means? i.e. "ca." before a date? What if it says "First half of 12th century (c.a. 1175)?". That seems to contradict itself...

Aug 11, 2011 · It has always been my understanding that circa is properly used only when exact dates are unknown or disputed. (I will concede to my betters about the use of circa with …

Sep 9, 2010 · I remember reading somewhere that if a unit is abbreviated as one character, there must not be a space between the number and the unit (e.g., 5m, 26K). If the unit is …

Nov 26, 2010 · 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.

Mar 29, 2017 · 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 …

Feb 13, 2021 · In a scientific article, should I write "3m", "3 m", "3 meters", or "3 [meters]"?

Dec 4, 2018 · It just occurred to me that even though "ahead/behind" mean opposite things, their usage is slightly different. Say we were talking about time zones. Why is it that I could say …