Inclusion is … A sense of belonging; Feeling respected, valued and seen for who we. Are as individuals; A level of supportive energy and commitment from leaders, and colleagues and others so that we-individually and collectively-can do our best work.

The symbol , sometimes written as >< or as >-<. In IEC symbology, an exclusive or is marked “=1”.

including or encompassing the stated limit or extremes in consideration or account (usually used after the noun): from May to August inclusive. including a great deal, or encompassing everything concerned; comprehensive: an inclusive art form; an inclusive fee.

‘Inclusive’ means that the first and last date is included. It’s used to avoid any confusion or ambiguity about when things start and end. For example, ‘The sign-up period for the course is January 5th to January 31st inclusive’.

In other words, using by is inclusive, it means do this on any day up to and including the day specified. If you want to be precise and want it done literally before a certain time, then “before” is the the word to use. If you want it done on or before the specified day or time, the “by” is the right word.

Till/until some day can be both inclusive and exclusive. Until is defined as “up to the point in time or the event mentioned”, but a day is not a point in time, rather it’s an interval of 24 hours. We are open Monday till Friday. If they wanted to include Monday, they would be closed “till Tuesday, 8am”.

Yes, it includes the date. By means not later than; at or before : I usually finish dinner by 7:00 p.m. → I usually finish dinner at or before 7:00 p.m. (7:00 p.m. ends at 7:00:59 p.m. just before 7:01 p.m.)

Deadline means “this day at the latest”. That day. you can give it to your professor at 11:59 Pm as long as its the 15th. once it hits 12:00 it’s the 16th and late.

Unless otherwise stated, electronic applications are due by midnight of the deadline day (not the midnight before it), and snail-mail applications (rare these days) must be postmarked by the deadline day. Frankly, most colleges will look the other way if an application is a day … or even sometimes several days … late.

If a contract has a due date it means on or before that day. If it does not specify a time it means before 99PM on that day. For you real estate manager rents are usually payable in advance. For a monthly rent this means it must be paid before the month starts.

You must make your payment by 5 p.m. on the due date, even if that date falls on a holiday or a weekend. Otherwise, you’re technically late and can receive all the penalties of late payment, e.g., a late fee. Some credit card issuers have later payment cutoff times – like 8 p.m. or midnight.

Due date refers to bill payments and other more specific contexts such as child birth. Mostly used in business context, ‘deadline’ points out to the last date you have to deliver or turn something in.

In our system, tonight’s midnight is the first moment of tomorrow. But as for the rest of us – there’s no official answer and the military use a system in which midnight is 0 hours. That’s why airlines always schedule flights for 11:59 p.m. or 12:01 a.m. – never midnight.

Midnight is 00:00 am. “Monday Midnight”, or, more accurately, ‘midnight on Monday’, is that time which occurs one minute after “11:59 PM Monday” and is, in fact, 00:00 am on Tuesday morning. All time after Midnight 00:00 is Monday morning (during the 1st, 12 hours of a 12 hour clock and 24 hour day).

There are no standards established for the meaning of 12am and 12pm. It is often said that 12am Monday is midnight on Monday morning and 12pm is midday. This puts all the times beginning with 12 and ending with am in the same one-hour block, similarly with those ending with pm.

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The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language states “By convention, 12 AM denotes midnight and 12 PM denotes noon. Because of the potential for confusion, it is advisable to use 12 noon and 12 midnight.”

The day is divided into two periods: a.m. (from Latin ante meridiem, meaning, before midday) and p.m. (from Latin post meridiem, meaning, past midday). 12:30 a.m. is in the first period which begins at midnight (technically 12:00 a.m.) and the 12:30 p.m. is just after noon (which technically is 12 p.m.).

The first and most common way to write them is with lowercase “a.m.” and “p.m.” This way requires periods, and both Chicago Style and AP Style recommend this way of writing the abbreviations. This subway train will leave daily at 10:05 a.m.

‘ I am’ is used in a declarative sentence. Eg. I am beautiful. ‘Am ‘ is used in an interrogative sentence.

Rules

1. Lowercase a.m. and p.m. and always use periods.
2. Lowercase noon and midnight.
3. Do not use 12 noon or 12 midnight (redundant). Use noon or midnight.
4. Do not use 12 p.m. or 12 a.m. Use noon or midnight.
5. Do not use 8 a.m. in the morning (redundant) Use 8 a.m.
6. Do not use o’clock with a.m. or p.m.