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Old 05-Apr-2008, 22:17
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Default sections of days of a month

Concering age, we say: "He's in his twenties", or "She's in her teens/late teens/early teens" and so forth. Does it apply to days of a month too?

When planning, can we say:

"Let's look at the thoes days in the twenties."?! meaning looking at the last 10 days of the month. Likewise, can we say:

"How about those in the teens?" --the 2nd 10 days of the month?

And how do you call the first 10 days? Is there a name for it?

Do native speakers group days of a month this way like we do in Chinese? Thanks, all help would be most appreciated.

NT
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