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from-until vs. between
Often i see dates with the form xxxx-yyyy. Would you convert them into the from-until or the between format? What is actually the difference between them? --Arnd (talk) 09:09, 5 March 2018 (UTC)
- It is a slight difference related to how long the event lasted. for Example: Birth happen at some point between 1111 and 1113, but someone was active from 1111 to 1113. Someone is in university from 1111 to 1113, but graduated between 1111 and 1113. Both can be encoded as 1111-1113. --Jarekt (talk) 17:07, 5 March 2018 (UTC)
- But what would be the best to convert to such dates? The same is for dates xxxx/yyyy which could mean or or and. --Arnd (talk) 19:00, 5 March 2018 (UTC)
- I do not think you can easily convert without context xxxx-yyyy could mean either, but if you know that we are talking date of birth or death than we know it is "between" and if it is work-period than it is from-to. --Jarekt (talk) 19:35, 5 March 2018 (UTC)
- But what would be the best to convert to such dates? The same is for dates xxxx/yyyy which could mean or or and. --Arnd (talk) 19:00, 5 March 2018 (UTC)