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Mon 15 Aug, 2016 09:34 am
Can you help me with this sentence?
"These can take days to months to resolve, depending on the severity"
We have an argument brewing about the use of "to" in the this sentence. It seems that describing a "days to months" potentially should have the word "from" earlier in the sentence.
Is the sentence acceptable as it is, or should it be changed to make it less awkward? Perhaps "take between days and months", "take anywhere from days to months to resolve", or "as little as a few days and and much as a few months" may be an improvement, but they seem to unnecessarily longer.
Thank you for your assistance.
@aarlan,
I think it's okay as is. You can also say "these can take days
or months to resolve, depending on the severity" if you want to keep it shorter.
@aarlan,
Quote:"These can take days to months to resolve, depending on the severity"
Your use of the word (to) is used correctly.
By using (to), you are covering the whole range of time. If you were to use the word (and), that would not include the whole range of time. The word (or) could also be used in this sentence.
The use of the word (from) in this sentence would be incorrect
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