Time format

[Tony Arnold]

On 24/08/11 14:20, Johnny Rosenberg wrote:
> 2011/8/24 Frank <mailinglists at lavabit.com>:
>> On Tue, 2011-08-23 at 21:50 +0100, Colin Law wrote:
>>
>>>> So if you say, for example, 1½ day, you always mean 36 hours?
>>>
>>> 1½ days does mean 36 hours
>>
>> Customer: "How long does it take to complete that work?"
>>
>> Plumber/carpenter/worker: "I need 1½ day of work"
>>
>> 1½ day = 12 hours (assuming 1 day of work = 8 hours)
>>
>> :-)
> 
> Yes, that was the scenario I had in mind, kind of…

Multiple meanings and context sensitive. In this context day clearly
means a working day. But also even in this context the 1 means 24 hours
elapsed time (but not hours worked).

Regards,
Tony.
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