what is 24/7
Posted by: best_jerry on 05 September 2012
anybody can explain to me?
24 Hours, 7 Days per Week ?
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It is synonymous with "all the time." If you leave your hi fi (or stereo) "on" all of the time, you might say that you leave it on "24 - 7." 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
More jargon,
Why cannot people simply say always, or all the time? This is simple, and totally understood in its meaning ....
ATB from George
Slave labour in some countries
DelBoy, I thought you said it was open 24 hours a day?
Trigger, Yes, but not at night.
All day breakfast ,up to 11:30 !!
Sine this has already thread-shifted a bit, there was a hair salon near me when I grew up that had a (professional looking) sign that said:
"Ear Piercing - While You Wait"
"When we said our customer service was open all the time we didn't mean 3am on a Christmas day."
My local Tesco has a big sign that proclaims it to be open "24 hours". This doesn't mean 24/7 (as I discovered when killing time Sunday morning awaiting my daughters return from a gig).
In the service industry (where this may have originated) intent is best defined precisely upfront rather than argued out in the courts.
Willy.
Of course Tesco would love to be open 24/7 but current Sunday trading laws prevent them from doing so. For how much longer is another question. The laws regarding the sale of alocohol also have an interesting impact on Sundays (in supermarkets).