Timeline for what does "in the week to a number of days" mean?
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| Jan 28, 2019 at 21:11 | comment | added | Michael Harvey | In is necessary because the advice applies to a period, not a point in time. The definite article is necessary because the period is a specific one. "In the two hours before the sun rises, the monk should pray" means the monk should pray one or more times during the 120 minutes before the sun rises, "Two hours before the sun rises, the monk should pray" means that the monk should pray once, exactly 120 minutes before sunrise. | |
| Jan 28, 2019 at 20:14 | vote | accept | Dmytro O'Hope | ||
| Jan 28, 2019 at 19:43 | comment | added | Michael Harvey | "So, basically "in" means "during" there" - yes. | |
| Jan 28, 2019 at 15:39 | comment | added | Dmytro O'Hope | So, basically "in" mean" during" there, am I right? | |
| Jan 28, 2019 at 14:42 | comment | added | Dmytro O'Hope | Why were then the preposition "in" and "the definite article was used before "week"? Would it be better to just say "a week to 10 days prior to..."? | |
| Jan 28, 2019 at 12:51 | history | answered | Michael Harvey | CC BY-SA 4.0 |