[General] in a six-hour window

[weizhide]

Don't take more than 2 pills in a six-hour window.

What does it mean "window"?

 

[sunsunmoon]

window
a period of time during which something can happen
▪ The shuttle's launch has a window of only two days. [=it can only happen within two specific days] ▪ The window of opportunity [=the time during which there is a chance to do something] has closed/ended.


I would say Do not take more than two pills within six hours.

http://chealth.canoe.ca/drug_info_details.asp?brand_name_id=1163&rot=4
Do not take more than 6 tablets within 24 hours or 10 tablets within 7 days.

http://www.drugs.com/cdi/lysteda.html
Do not take more than 3 doses within 24 hours.

 

[Rover_KE]

Don't take more than 2 pills in a six-hour window.

What does it mean "window"?

Where did you read this, weizhide?

The consequences of misunderstanding this instruction could be very serious for the patient - even fatal.

The writer needs to be reminded of the importance of sticking to the recommended wording.

Rover

 

[Tdol]

As an instruction for a medicine, I agree with Rover that it is not good wording.

 

[sunsunmoon]

Is my sentence good?

 

[Rover_KE]

Yes, it is, but please state that you are not a teacher.

Rover

 

[weizhide]

Where did you read this, weizhide?

The consequences of misunderstanding this instruction could be very serious for the patient - even fatal.

The writer needs to be reminded of the importance of sticking to the recommended wording.

Rover

In a TV show. a yong man giving someone illegal drugs and says, "Don't take more than 2 in a six-hour window.

 

[bhaisahab]

In a TV show. a yong man giving someone illegal drugs and says, "Don't take more than 2 in a six-hour window.

TV shows rarely contain good English.

 

[crazYgeeK]

Yes, it is, but please state that you are not a teacher.

Rover

I'm sorry but I don't think it is needed unless there isn't any information about "A teacher or not" in his/her profile!
I really can't understand why it is needed! In fact, as a learner, I always look at the answerers'/posters's profile before believing in their answers!
Another reason I may think of is someone is not a teacher now, the time goes by, many members can remember that "ah, he or she is not a teacher" and whenever they look at his or her username, they can instantly think that he or she is certainly not a teacher (no need to look at the profile) , but one day, he or she becomes a teacher, many members may still think he or she is not a teacher (for they don't look at the profile) but that won't happen if any one should state clearly "NOT A TEACHER" at the top or bottom of every posts of him or her! When he or she becomes a teacher, simply get rid of that habit!
Thank you!

 

[emsr2d2]

In a TV show. a yong man giving someone illegal drugs and says, "Don't take more than 2 in a six-hour window.

Not only do TV shows frequently contain bad English, they certainly shouldn't be relied upon for medical advice. I'm not sure I'd be asking my drug dealer for any useful advice. (Please note that I don't actually have a drug dealer!)

However, in this context, it still means the same thing. In any period of six hours, do not take more than two of the pills.

 

[BobK]

window
a period of time during which something can happen
▪ The shuttle's launch has a window of only two days. [=it can only happen within two specific days] ▪ The window of opportunity [=the time during which there is a chance to do something] has closed/ended.


...

:up: Coincidentally that was exactly (with the necessary adjustments for technology) the context in which I heard first heard this usage in a TV programme called The Sky at Night, covering the re-entry of the Gemini capsule.

b

 

[Tdol]

In a TV show. a yong man giving someone illegal drugs and says, "Don't take more than 2 in a six-hour window.

That makes sense; it would be a terrible instruction on a box of medicine. It sounds like someone using a term they have heard without really thinking about it too much.

 

[emsr2d2]

That makes sense; it would be a terrible instruction on a box of medicine. It sounds like someone using a term they have heard without really thinking about it too much.

As far as I can tell, the dosage instructions on medication in the UK all fit into the same standard pattern:

Maximum dose/dosage - 6 in 24 hours
Do not exceed 3 tablets in 24 hours
Do not exceed four doses (8 tablets) in any 24 hour period

I've certainly never seen six-hour window or anything similar. They mostly seem to stick to telling us the maximum dose in a 24 hour period.

 

[Tdol]

I'm sorry but I don't think it is needed unless there isn't any information about "A teacher or not" in his/her profile!
I really can't understand why it is needed! In fact, as a learner, I always look at the answerers'/posters's profile before believing in their answers!
Another reason I may think of is someone is not a teacher now, the time goes by, many members can remember that "ah, he or she is not a teacher" and whenever they look at his or her username, they can instantly think that he or she is certainly not a teacher (no need to look at the profile) , but one day, he or she becomes a teacher, many members may still think he or she is not a teacher (for they don't look at the profile) but that won't happen if any one should state clearly "NOT A TEACHER" at the top or bottom of every posts of him or her! When he or she becomes a teacher, simply get rid of that habit!
Thank you!

It's simply a question of practicality; it can become a problem when learners give out incorrect answers and the poster thinks that they have been given the correct answer. It allows learners to answer, but also allows scope for them to make mistakes which can be put right by other people posting in the thread. If they become a teacher, then they would soon be established as a teacher. They could also use something like Now a Teacher to reinforce it in the early days. It's something that has evolved from the forum and is what people generally prefer.

 

[TheParser]

Don't take more than 2 pills in a six-hour window.

What does it mean "window"?

NOT A TEACHER


DEAR FELLOW MEMBER WEIZHIDE:


(1) I was reading the news on the Web when I was suddenly

reminded of your thread.

(2) I read this:


"The 2009 coup [when the army tells the president to leave office]

that was staged to maintain the interests of [name of country]'s

political and business elite in the end may have created a window

[of opportunity] for change in one of [name of continent]'s poorest

countries."


Respectfully yours,


James