Time format

[Cybe R. Wizard]

On Wed, 24 Aug 2011 13:28:06 +0200
Frank <mailinglists at lavabit.com> didst polemicize thusly:

> 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)
> 
> :-)
> 
It looks to me as if the words, "of work," are qualifiers used in
order to define a particular type of day as other than 24 hours.  You
have, therefore, helped Colin's case for an unqualified, "day," being
equal to 24 hours.

Cybe R. Wizard
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