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Ok to say between date and date instead of from date to date
Posted: Sat Nov 05, 2005 2:11 am
by cftranslate
example:
Between June 4th and May 1st = From June 4th through/until May 1st?
Thanks
Re: Ok to say between date and date instead of from date to
Posted: Sat Nov 05, 2005 4:57 am
by joshua2004
cftranslate wrote:example:
Between June 4th and May 1st = From June 4th through/until May 1st?
Thanks
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.
Posted: Sat Nov 05, 2005 2:24 pm
by Stephen Jones
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.
Posted: Sat Nov 05, 2005 9:37 pm
by stromfi
I would second Stephen Jones' definition. This is exactly how I learned it in my maths class.