Ok to say between date and date instead of from date to date

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cftranslate
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Ok to say between date and date instead of from date to date

Post by cftranslate » Sat Nov 05, 2005 2:11 am

example:

Between June 4th and May 1st = From June 4th through/until May 1st?

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joshua2004
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Re: Ok to say between date and date instead of from date to

Post by joshua2004 » Sat Nov 05, 2005 4:57 am

cftranslate wrote:example:

Between June 4th and May 1st = From June 4th through/until May 1st?

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When you say "Between" it sounds a little more like you are saying something might happen on EITHER June 4th OR May 1st. Whereas June 4th - May 1st or June 4th through/until May 1st is strictly understood as only that.

All would work fine in most contexts, but if I were writing it I would definitely choose the through/until. It just sounds better.
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Stephen Jones
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Post by Stephen Jones » Sat Nov 05, 2005 2:24 pm

Pedants say that between a and b is exclusive of a and b, so, pedantically speaking, between July and September could only mean in August.
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stromfi
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Post by stromfi » Sat Nov 05, 2005 9:37 pm

I would second Stephen Jones' definition. This is exactly how I learned it in my maths class.
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