That seems like a pretty normal thing to expect of a nanny agency.
Willow: Yes. Hi. You must be Angel's handsome, yet androgynous, son. Connor: It's Connor. Willow: And the sneer's genetic. Who knew?
'A Hole in the World'
Natter 74: Ready or Not
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
-t - Aug 13, 2015 1:25:43 pm PDT #3238 of 30003
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Steph L. - Aug 13, 2015 1:43:28 pm PDT #3239 of 30003
I look more rad than Lutheranism
I'm editing an article about the effects on the mortality rate after a Dept. of Defense mandate that severe casualties in combat need to be transported to a medical facility in 60 minutes or less. It's pretty interesting, but the "60 minutes or less" part keeps making me mentally add "...or it's FREE!" every single time I read it (and it's in the paper a LOT).
-t - Aug 13, 2015 1:55:11 pm PDT #3240 of 30003
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Not 60 minutes or fewer?
I am ready to just go to bed, but that is probably not the best way to handle my Thursday. I should go for a walk while the weather isn't terrible. I really should mow the lawn, but I don't think I can talk myself into that.
Things I say to my dog way more often than makes sense:
"That's a good point"
"We talked about this."
"You make a strong argument"
Steph L. - Aug 13, 2015 1:59:12 pm PDT #3241 of 30003
I look more rad than Lutheranism
Not 60 minutes or fewer?
Not really, because "60 minutes" is being referred to more as one vague clump of time t insert appropriate Doctor Who quote here rather than as 60 individual minutes. It's not exactly like the express lane at the grocery.
Connie Neil - Aug 13, 2015 2:06:41 pm PDT #3242 of 30003
brillig
What is the rationale for saying "60 minutes" as opposed to "an hour"? 60 minutes sounds shorter? Less monolithic than "an hour"?
Steph L. - Aug 13, 2015 2:09:20 pm PDT #3243 of 30003
I look more rad than Lutheranism
What is the rationale for saying "60 minutes" as opposed to "an hour"? 60 minutes sounds shorter? Less monolithic than "an hour"?
Beats me. In matters like this, as long as it doesn't contradict our style manual, we leave it the way the author wrote it. I suspect at least some the authors are (or were) in the military, and they're using the exact language in the DoD mandate. Which is fine.
EpicTangent - Aug 13, 2015 2:09:52 pm PDT #3244 of 30003
Why isn't everyone pelting me with JOY, dammit? - Zenkitty
Maybe an hour seems less exact? Even though it's defined as 60 minutes. But there's no room for, "But I thought it was 67 minutes, sir!" "67!? We're not metric!"
-t - Aug 13, 2015 2:22:34 pm PDT #3245 of 30003
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Cool. It didn't exactly sound wrong to me, but then neither one sounded right once i thought about it, and thinking about it more was leading more towards the quantized universe rabbit hole.
sarameg - Aug 13, 2015 2:24:39 pm PDT #3246 of 30003
Found out a college friend adopted a baby boy yesterday! I knew they had talked about pursing it a while back, but had no idea it was so close to happening.
Ginger - Aug 13, 2015 2:51:48 pm PDT #3247 of 30003
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
Less than is used for time, distance and ages, because they're amounts, not countable things.