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lolwhites
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by lolwhites » Mon Mar 19, 2007 2:09 pm
February six to seven
Your reaction?
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metal56
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by metal56 » Mon Mar 19, 2007 10:45 pm
lolwhites wrote:February six to seven
Your reaction?
An all-night party?
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by metal56 » Mon Mar 19, 2007 10:45 pm
lolwhites wrote:February six to seven
Your reaction?
A candle-lit vigil.
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by Jimbobob » Tue Mar 20, 2007 2:21 am
I don't think I'd bat an eye in a conversation, and probably wouldn't catch it immediately when reading a paper either, but I would probably think of
"February sixth to seventh"
as more 'correct'
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by lolwhites » Tue Mar 20, 2007 7:37 am
Thanks Jimbo. Incidentally, where are you from? I definitely batted an eyelid when I saw it but think it may be a GB/US thing.
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by Lorikeet » Tue Mar 20, 2007 3:56 pm
I've seen things like that, but I don't like them. I prefer jimbobob's approach, although I initially wondered if you were referring to the length of time between the days.
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metal56
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by metal56 » Wed Mar 21, 2007 12:48 pm
lolwhites wrote:Thanks Jimbo. Incidentally, where are you from? I definitely batted an eyelid when I saw it but think it may be a GB/US thing.
It's happening in the Punjab:
As per the schedule, in Manipur, the notifications would be issued on January 13, 20 and 27 respectively and the last date for making nominations is January 20, 27 and February three.
Scrutiny would be on January 22, 29 and February five and the last date for withdrawal of nominations on January 24, 31 and February seven.
http://www.e-pao.net/epRelatedNews.asp? ... src=301206
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Stephen Jones
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by Stephen Jones » Thu Mar 22, 2007 10:55 pm
Metal's right; looks like an Indian English construction.
I was so used to it, I thought it was standard American
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by Jimbobob » Fri Mar 23, 2007 5:29 am
I'm from the States. But I hear the non-ordinal construction constantly in Japan too, so that probably also influences my reaction. However, I'd catch it immediately if used as such:
The conference is from the five to the six.
Is this also used in India? A google or two didn't turn up anything.
