Common sense tells us that it is probably 'before'. It's an unnatural sentence, in my opinion.I want you to stop selling the tickets within ten minutes of the beginning of the concert.
How to understand it?
I want you to stop selling the tickets within ten minutes of the beginning of the concert.
How to understand it?
10. | ( US ) before the hour of: a quarter of nine |
This appears to be a definition of 'of' rather than 'within ... of'I quite agree. But I can see that it could be possible to stop selling the tickets within 10 minutes after the beginning. I also think that it means before but not because of common sense, even. I found this definition in a dictionary
10. ( US ) before the hour of: a quarter of nine
No. It's ambiguous.So, it must be "before".
Quite. as bhai pointed out, nobody would say it.However, as I understand it is not something easy to understand which means that it's better to avoid using it.
I can't say for "nobody" but it seems like the guys from Of | Define Of at Dictionary.com find it possible.Nobody would say that.
Bhai and I have been talking about your particular sentence: I want you to stop selling the tickets within ten minutes of the beginning of the concert. The following one is possible.I can't say for "nobody" but it seems like the guys from Of | Define Of at Dictionary.com find it possible.
5. used to indicate separation, as in time or space: within a mileof the town ; within ten minutes of the beginning of the concert
I am at a loss.