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LINGUISTICS & CULTURE
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| Autor: | Dale/CR |
| E-mail: | não-disponível |
| Data: | 16/DEZ/2007 11:24 PM |
| Assunto: | 15 dias corridos |
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I haven't heard of "running days" in English. "Days running" exists, but it means "continuously". He has been coming here 10 days running. (every day for ten days) "Calendar days" means that weekends are included. "Business days" means (usually) that Saturdays and Sundays are not included. Obviously, there is a problem if the business is open on Saturdays. Here's something else to keep in mind. Today is Sunday. If you say will return in two weeks, in how many days will you return? If your answer is "15", you're wrong. In English the correct answer is "14". A week from today is not "in eight days". In English it's "in seven days". |
English Made in Brazil -- English, Portuguese, & contrastive linguistics
15 dias corridos – B.A. 16/DEZ/2007, 9:30 PM 15 dias corridos – hitchcockvertigo 16/DEZ/2007, 10:35 PM 15 dias corridos – B.A. 16/DEZ/2007, 10:41 PM 15 dias corridos – Dale/CR 16/DEZ/2007, 11:00 PM 15 dias corridos – PPAULO 16/DEZ/2007, 11:13 PM 15 dias corridos – B.A. 16/DEZ/2007, 11:14 PM 
15 dias corridos – Dale/CR 16/DEZ/2007, 11:24 PM 15 dias corridos – htichcockvertigo 16/DEZ/2007, 11:29 PM 15 dias corridos....15 running days. – PPAULO 16/DEZ/2007, 11:55 PM 15 dias corridos – Dale/CR 17/DEZ/2007, 12:07 AM 15 dias corridos – PPAULO 17/DEZ/2007, 12:28 AM 15 dias corridos – htichcockvertigo 17/DEZ/2007, 1:05 AM 15 dias corridos – PPAULO 17/DEZ/2007, 1:38 AM