t minus four days? d minus four days?

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faenix

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friend and I had an argument over something so stupid. I was going around saying t minus three days (until a big day) and he was like its not that its d minus three days.

I could've sworn it was t minus something but he's using the D-Day reference.

can anyone clarify?
 
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FallenHero

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Originally posted by: faenix
how do I disprove that D minus doesn't exist?
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Get your friend some hearing aids then have him listen to various movies/soundclips again, this time he should actually be able to hear the T instead of being a complete retard and hearing a D.
 
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pontifex

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your friend is an idiot. it's t-minus.

when referring to d-day, its d-day plus one. i guess you could use d-day minus # but i've always heard it used when talking about the days after d-day.
 
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faenix

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final question, can D be used as a countdown? like if you're waiting for some big event, like D-7?
 
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spidey07

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No, your friend is an idiot.

Does he also think you get "french" benefits from work?

Show him a picture of the space shuttle countdown.
 
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Originally posted by: faenix
final question, can D be used as a countdown? like if you're waiting for some big event, like D-7?
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It can. Today is day D-4. time remaining, t-4 days. :p

But in common usage, it's t- from widely televised space launches going back to the late 50's.
 
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IEC

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T = time
D = day

Most vernacular usage is T-minus
 
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