Answer by Barmar for What is the difference between "within five to six days"...
I think this is just a way of emphasizing the imprecision of estimates like this. I often find myself writing things like "around 5 or 6 years ago", which is clearly redundant: "around 5 years ago"...
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You can take a hypothetical example to test how you would receive the information. When Covid was a concern but between lockdowns, this was actually somewhat commonplace and real. Scenario:You go to a...
View ArticleAnswer by Martha for What is the difference between "within five to six days"...
The difference is that "within 6 days" is a clear and logical statement, while "within 5 to 6 days" is a ambiguous statement with no single clear definition: it could be a sloppy way of saying "within...
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(a) Symptoms will develop within five to six days after contracting the disease.This statement indicates a range of possible times for symptom onset. Symptoms could show up as early as five days after...
View ArticleAnswer by Astralbee for What is the difference between "within five to six...
In direct answer to your question, yes - they both mean before six days have passed. However, there is a clear difference.Cambridge defines 'within' this way:inside or not further than an area or...
View ArticleWhat is the difference between "within five to six days" and "within six days"?
Symptoms will develop within five to six days after contracting the disease.Symptoms will develop within six days after contracting the disease.What is the difference between (1) and (2)? They both...
View ArticleAnswer by ryang for What is the difference between "within five to six days"...
Adding to Martha's, Bamar's and roganjosh's answers:Symptoms will develop within five to six days after contracting the disease.Let's charitably interpret the speaker's phrasing, that is, assume that...
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Anecdotally, I have seen (and been confused by) a policy that said that something was requested "within 3-6 months". I initially took it as a suggestion to wait at least 3 months, but asked for...
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