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Should it be 24/7/365 or 24/7/52?

By danbloom in danbloom's Diary
Tue Apr 05, 2005 at 10:27:09 AM EST
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Sorry. One last quick diary and then I am outtta here. Promise.

When one says or writes 24/7, this means 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. if one wanted to extend to an entire year, one would write 24/7/52, right? but recently a writer in the NY Times wrote 24/7/365 when she meant 24/7/52.

Which one is correct? To mean: something happens 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, all year long?

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Should it be 24/7/365 or 24/7/52? | 26 comments (26 topical, editorial, 0 hidden)

Don't know (none / 0) (#1)
by HollyHopDrive on Tue Apr 05, 2005 at 10:28:35 AM EST

What do you think the Pope would say?

I make too much sense to be on the Internet.

now come on..... by danbloom, 04/05/2005 10:31:52 AM EST (none / 1)

Money quote here: (none / 1) (#3)
by danbloom on Tue Apr 05, 2005 at 10:39:53 AM EST

"That's what globalization is all about today, Nilekani said. Above the screen there were eight clocks that pretty well summed up the Infosys workday: 24/7/365. The clocks were labeled U.S. West, U.S. East, G.M.T., India, Singapore, Hong Kong, Japan, Australia."

-- from the New York Times article

THIS is what I am referrring to. Is it correct? Shouldn't it be 24/7/52?

Global writer, global thinker

Perhaps this is an American thing by TheGreenLantern, 04/05/2005 10:47:57 AM EST (none / 0)

neither (n/t) (none / 0) (#5)
by Delirium on Tue Apr 05, 2005 at 10:48:18 AM EST

Depends on which you want (none / 0) (#6)
by J T MacLeod on Tue Apr 05, 2005 at 11:04:45 AM EST

Pattern accuracy or aesthetically pleasing?

both, can we have both? by danbloom, 04/05/2005 11:09:00 AM EST (none / 1)
porn movie advert, title is ''24-7-52'' by danbloom, 04/05/2005 11:11:08 AM EST (none / 1)
but.... by danbloom, 04/05/2005 11:13:37 AM EST (none / 1)

there's even a song about this!!!!! (none / 1) (#10)
by danbloom on Tue Apr 05, 2005 at 11:16:09 AM EST

24/7/365

http://www.pattylarkin.com/discography/24.html

by Patty Larkin

If you never saw me coming
Would you recognize me now
If you never saw me now
Would you be coming back again
If you never saw me coming
Would you take a second bow
Would you maybe find a better way
To introduce yourself as my friend

24/7/365
24/7/365
24/7/365

If you never saw me coming
Would you ever think at all
If you never saw me now
Would you be looking back again
If you never saw me coming
Would you maybe blow me off
Would analyze and fantasize
And end up in a world of pretend

24/7/365
24/7/365
24/7/365
Global writer, global thinker

who knows? who knew? (none / 1) (#11)
by danbloom on Tue Apr 05, 2005 at 11:19:54 AM EST

Numbers seem to be replacing words 24/7 these days.

In fact, 24/7 originated in street slang more than a decade ago to represent ''24 hours a day, 7 days a week.''

More recently, Chevrolet ads have tried to popularize a longer form, even though it misses a day every leap year: 24/7/365, written with virgules.

The country singer Neal McCoy used hyphens last year to title his CD ''24-7-365.''

That ought, surely, to be 24/7/52 !

Global writer, global thinker

now this! (none / 1) (#12)
by danbloom on Tue Apr 05, 2005 at 11:22:48 AM EST

"Understand worldviews. Unless young conservatives are intellectually equipped to understand and defend a
traditional biblical worldview against the secular humanism, Marxism and Islamic weltanschauung fired at them on
a 24/7/365 basis in the college classroom and via the media elite's excretions ... we're Spam.

*****Not to be overly intellectual, but shouldn't that be 24/7/52?

Global writer, global thinker

Eats, Shoots, and Leaves (none / 1) (#13)
by danbloom on Tue Apr 05, 2005 at 11:23:40 AM EST

In the spirit of Eats, Shoots, and Leaves, can I just interject here how glaringly illogical I find the advertising slogan "24/7/365".

Folks, it's "24/7/52" or "24/365".
Global writer, global thinker

discussion by danbloom, 04/05/2005 11:26:32 AM EST (1.33 / 3)

24/7, 365 by tchuladdiass, 04/05/2005 02:03:27 PM EST (none / 0)
?!24/\7!*$, @(364+1) by MrLaminar, 04/05/2005 05:57:45 PM EST (none / 0)

final verdict by danbloom, 04/05/2005 11:29:33 AM EST (none / 1)

Incomprehensibly meaningless? by damiam, 04/05/2005 08:33:07 PM EST (none / 0)

Er... what? (3.00 / 2) (#15)
by The Jewish Liberal Media Conspiracy on Tue Apr 05, 2005 at 11:28:10 AM EST

24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.

There's nothing incorrect or illogical about it. It's somewhat redundant, but that doesn't make it wrong.
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quite right by signifying nothing, 04/05/2005 12:51:11 PM EST (none / 0)

NO..SLEEP..EVER!!! (nt) (none / 0) (#17)
by Cubics Rube on Tue Apr 05, 2005 at 11:32:58 AM EST

you're a wanker. (none / 1) (#20)
by a beautiful goat on Tue Apr 05, 2005 at 03:55:12 PM EST

lol.
---
arrrrrr!

Depends (none / 0) (#21)
by ksandstr on Tue Apr 05, 2005 at 05:06:12 PM EST

For you, obviously 24/7/365. Even 356 is acceptable.

For the rest of us, 24/7/52, since we ain't wankers like you. Well, not as much as you anyway, considering the innate wankfulness of idioms like this.

Fin.

Given leap seconds about every 18 months... (none / 0) (#24)
by bobpence on Tue Apr 05, 2005 at 08:51:13 PM EST

and leap years every four years, except three per 400 years, it only makes sense to express as average seconds per year, or 31,556,952.66. Or vibrations of a Cesium atom in an average year, 290,091,445,647,980,091.57882.

Or, "always open" might work.

I favor 24/365, meaning companies close on February 29th. Or 24th, which the Romans had two of in leap years.

"Interesting. No wait, the other thing: tedious." - Bender

She means you get a day off every 7 years --nt-- (none / 0) (#25)
by Scrymarch on Tue Apr 05, 2005 at 10:23:28 PM EST

Thanks, everyone! (none / 1) (#26)
by danbloom on Wed Apr 06, 2005 at 02:31:43 AM EST

Well, it looks like after all our hard work yesterday, the answer is: (drum roll)......

24/7/365

because it is more distinctive and catchy

although technically incorrect

while 24/7/52 is the correct format

but sounds like a dud when spoken or written.

So in this case, 24/7/365 wins.

Many technically incorrect terms are in use every day, like

Daylight Saving's Time
(should be daylight savings time)

and April Fool's Day
(should be April Fools' Day) and

God (should be god).
Global writer, global thinker

Should it be 24/7/365 or 24/7/52? | 26 comments (26 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)

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