Comments on: Time Words: Era, Epoch, and Eon http://www.dailywritingtips.com/time-words-era-epoch-and-eon/ Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:00:10 -0600 hourly 1 By: Maeve http://www.dailywritingtips.com/time-words-era-epoch-and-eon/comment-page-1/#comment-185670 Maeve Wed, 23 Sep 2009 16:22:08 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/time-words-era-epoch-and-eon/#comment-185670 Joe, number of years in an eon -- here's definition 4 in OED: . Geol. and Astr. One thousand million years. Joe,
number of years in an eon — here’s definition 4 in OED:

. Geol. and Astr. One thousand million years.

]]> By: Joe http://www.dailywritingtips.com/time-words-era-epoch-and-eon/comment-page-1/#comment-181486 Joe Sat, 12 Sep 2009 00:32:32 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/time-words-era-epoch-and-eon/#comment-181486 Is there a deffinite amount of years associated with eon or is it different with whoever meashures with it? Is there a deffinite amount of years associated with eon or is it different with whoever meashures with it?

]]> By: cynthia http://www.dailywritingtips.com/time-words-era-epoch-and-eon/comment-page-1/#comment-8690 cynthia Wed, 02 Jan 2008 02:09:53 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/time-words-era-epoch-and-eon/#comment-8690 Got it. Thanks, Maeve! Got it. Thanks, Maeve!

]]> By: tim http://www.dailywritingtips.com/time-words-era-epoch-and-eon/comment-page-1/#comment-8645 tim Tue, 01 Jan 2008 14:26:53 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/time-words-era-epoch-and-eon/#comment-8645 Aha! Thank you! Aha! Thank you!

]]> By: Maeve http://www.dailywritingtips.com/time-words-era-epoch-and-eon/comment-page-1/#comment-8574 Maeve Mon, 31 Dec 2007 16:03:25 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/time-words-era-epoch-and-eon/#comment-8574 Tim, Aeon is the same word. It suggests an even longer period to me! Tim,
Aeon is the same word. It suggests an even longer period to me!

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