In a message dated 13/03/2012 01:07:32 GMT Standard Time, bstone41@HOTMAIL.COM writes:
If you include both the start and end dates of this interval, you should get 56 days: 9/22 - 9/30 (9 days), 10/1 - 10/31 (31 days), 11/1 - 11/16 (16 days). 
But that is not the normal meaning of "56 days ago", surely? And why does VN so emphasize 52 (in Appel's notes)?
 
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