May 7, 2014 11:02
10 yrs ago
English term
Sweden
Karin and Folke Nettelblad (Folia Textproduktion HB) 
Medic, chemist, writer and translator
Native in: Swedish 
Works in: English to Swedish, French to Swedish, German to Swedish, and 6 more.
5/7 ago
English
Other
Medical (general)
The text is an Australian Health Discharge Summary, but of course the term isn't really medical.
The context is: "Situation: In Australia for 4yrs. Detained 5/7 ago for overstaying visa."
What does "5/7" mean here?
The context is: "Situation: In Australia for 4yrs. Detained 5/7 ago for overstaying visa."
What does "5/7" mean here?
Responses
| 4 +9 | 5 days ago |
Tania McConaghy
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| 3 -2 | detained 5-7 years ago |
ulzii
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Responses
+9
17 mins
Tania McConaghy
Sweden
Sweden
Native in English
&
English
Specializes in field
Sweden
Pharmacist and Translator
Native in: English (Variant: Australian)
Works in: Swedish to English, English
Related KudoZ points
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5 days ago
can't find a good web ref but "/7" is used to denote a number of days, "/52" is used for a number of weeks
see the discussion in the ref below
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Note added at 33 mins (2014-05-07 11:36:07 GMT)
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just to be clear, the queried term means "5 days ago", not "5-7 days ago"
see the discussion in the ref below
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Note added at 33 mins (2014-05-07 11:36:07 GMT)
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just to be clear, the queried term means "5 days ago", not "5-7 days ago"
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks a lot, both to Tania and to all agreers! I thought that days would be reasonable, but in fact, I had never before came across this kind of expressing it. Of course I knew of 24/7, but that isn’t analogous, as it doesn’t mean “24 days”."
-2
17 mins
detained 5-7 years ago
a person might detained 5-7 years ago due to visa issue. Maybe, a teller does not not the exact year. So, he/she approximated the years.
Peer comment(s):
| disagree |
Tony M
: The person has only been in Australia for 4 years — so how could they have been detained 7 (or 5) years ago for overstaying their visa?
22 mins
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| disagree |
B D Finch
: Besides the illogicality of this, as pointed out by Tony, a basic command of English is required to understand the question and propose an answer.
1 hr
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