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1. forum.wordreference.com › threads › after-five-daysAfter five days / five days later / five days after

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   May 6, 2018 · The problem with (1) is that "After 5 days" would typically be followed by a reference to something that lasted for 5 days. For example "After 5 days of virtually non-stop heavy rain, we were able to enjoy some sunshine."

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   Apr 20, 2013 · Hello, which sentence is correct in terms of time expression? They went on a wedding journey in 5 days after a wedding ceremony. They went on a wedding...

3. english.stackexchange.com › questions › 128643synonyms - One word substitutions for number of days ...

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   Leap year is 366 days. Quarter is 3 months and one fourth of a year. Archaic sennight (sevennight) was just another word for week, as well as hebdomad (more facetious than archaic). Quarantine is 40 days, though limited in its usage. Meteorologists may call 5 days a pentad.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › after-afterwardsAfter, afterwards - Grammar - Cambridge Dictionary

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   We can use after as an adverb, but afterwards is more common. When after is used, it is usually as part of an adverb phrase: They lived happily ever after. (means ‘for ever’) She had an operation on her leg and afterwards was unable to walk for at least a month. See also: Before.

5. www.adamsdrafting.com › apostrophe-in-five-days-noticeThe Apostrophe in "Five Days' Notice" - Adams on Contract ...

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   Feb 7, 2008 · Regarding the apostrophe after notice, think how you’d refer to a notice period that’s one day long: you’d say one day’s notice, with an apostrophe, not one day notice. So when you refer to a notice period that’s several days long, you say days’ , with the apostrophe.

6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › grammarPast perfect simple with time expressions | Learn and ...

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   We use the past perfect with the past simple when we talk about two actions or events in the past. We always use the past perfect for the action that happened first. We can link the two actions using a time expression. We use after + past perfect to talk about an action that happened before something else.

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   Is 'after 5 days' a bad word?

   • The problem with (1) is that "After 5 days" would typically be followed by a reference to something that lasted for 5 days. For example "After 5 days of virtually non-stop heavy rain, we were able to enjoy some sunshine." Version (3) is bad, at least in BE, though I gather that in AE people sometimes use "after" to mean "afterwards".

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   What does apostrophe after notice mean?

   • Here it is: Regarding the apostrophe after notice, think how you’d refer to a notice period that’s one day long: you’d say one day’s notice, with an apostrophe, not one day notice. So when you refer to a notice period that’s several days long, you say days’, with the apostrophe.

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   Does X days' notice have an apostrophe?

   • A deeply unscientific review of a sample of contracts filed on the SEC’s EDGAR system in the last few days showed that of those contract that included the usage X days’ notice, about one third dispensed with the apostrophe. That being the case, I thought my response to this reader might be of broader interest. Here it is:

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   Is after an adverb?

   • I’ll contact you after we reach the airport. We can use after as an adverb, but afterwards is more common. When after is used, it is usually as part of an adverb phrase: They lived happily ever after. (means ‘for ever’) She had an operation on her leg and afterwards was unable to walk for at least a month.

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   What is a good comma after 5 days?

   • Only (2) is good (except that there should probably be a comma after "later"). The problem with (1) is that "After 5 days" would typically be followed by a reference to something that lasted for 5 days. For example "After 5 days of virtually non-stop heavy rain, we were able to enjoy some sunshine."

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   What does after mean in a sentence?

   • After means ‘later than’ and ‘next in time or place’. After can be used before a noun phrase (as a preposition): Shall we have a swim after lunch? The bank is just after the park, on the left. After can introduce a clause (as a conjunction): After I left him a message, he phoned me immediately.

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8. www.usingenglish.com › forum › threads[Grammar] over as little as 5 days. - UsingEnglish.com

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   Jan 12, 2016 · As you've been told, it's a phrase, not a complete sentence. It could be used in something like "I write children's books. I can write one in/over as little as five days". That means that the speaker can complete a book in a very short time and that sometimes it only takes five days.