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`m` is not a legal value, should be either `min` or `mo` for minutes or months respectively.

`s` is actually one of the SI base units: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_System_of_Units#...

edit: actually, month should never be used for the case described anyway... 28-31 days?

If the syntax isn’t obvious without looking at the manual, you might as well use an actual standardized syntax. For months (without context, and where you need an absolute interval), I just interpret it as 4 weeks.

If the syntax isn't obvious, you should use however much verbosity it takes to make it obvious, because people will still ignore the standard and make mistakes.

I just interpret it as 4 weeks

Funny, I would interpret a month as 30 days (since the lunar cycle is slightly over 29.5 days).

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