There's also the perennial question of whether the last day ends on the multiple of 24 hours from the time when the deadline was given, if it means midnight of that day, or closing time of that day, or what. And does "7 days" mean 7 calendar days, or 7 business days? Etc.

The quiz covers all the material up to the week of the quiz Sept.30 - Oct.6. Does this mean that September 29 is the last date, or that the week Sept.30 - Oct.6 is included in this span?

Today is Monday. Last week is strictly the period of seven days ending at midnight on Sunday and the last two weeks is strictly the period of fourteen days ending at midnight on Sunday. No one would refer to anything occurring today, yesterday or the day before as taking place last week or in the last two weeks. I wouldn't worry about it.

As a further note the phrase, " He's off today " certainly means they're not working today, but is ambiguous as to whether it is because they were not scheduled to work or are taking PTO.

I think it is a good question. When there is yesterday morning and tomorrow morning, why have an exception for this morning (which means today's morning)? Yes, idiom, but I actually do like idiomatic extensions like these - as long as everybody knows what is meant and no grammar or semantic rules are violated...

What does until mean in the following? You need to deliver this product within 2 days (until August 18, 2011) to meet your deadline and get paid. Does this mean that I have to deliver the produ...

Hence, if within two working days were said on a Thursday, it would probably mean before the end of Monday. In conclusion, the expression within the next two days does not have an exact meaning, but most commonly means before the end of the day after tomorrow. If in doubt, check with the person who said it.

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Would you think "the next 10 days" includes today? If not, would there be a clearer way to put it, to refer to today and the following 9 days?

Today can be a noun. When I say "Today is going to be a great day", I use today as a noun. Unlike the names for days of the week though, it can be used on any day to refer to "this present day".