time_lost_in_words (Merb::Helpers::DateAndTime)

    # File lib/merb-helpers/date_time_helpers.rb, line 149
          def time_lost_in_words(from_time, to_time = Time.now.utc, include_seconds = false, locale=nil)
            from_time = from_time.to_time if from_time.respond_to?(:to_time)
            to_time = to_time.to_time if to_time.respond_to?(:to_time)
            distance_in_minutes = (((to_time - from_time).abs)/60).round
            distance_in_seconds = ((to_time - from_time).abs).round

            case distance_in_minutes
              when 0..1
                return (distance_in_minutes == 0) ? 'less than a minute' : '1 minute' unless include_seconds
                case distance_in_seconds
                  when 0..4   then 'less than 5 seconds'
                  when 5..9   then 'less than 10 seconds'
                  when 10..19 then 'less than 20 seconds'
                  when 20..39 then 'half a minute'
                  when 40..59 then 'less than a minute'
                  else             '1 minute'
                end

              when 2..44           then "#{distance_in_minutes} minutes"
              when 45..89          then 'about 1 hour'
              when 90..1439        then "about #{(distance_in_minutes.to_f / 60.0).round} hours"
              when 1440..2879      then '1 day'
              when 2880..43199     then "#{(distance_in_minutes / 1440).round} days"
              when 43200..86399    then 'about 1 month'
              when 86400..525599   then "#{(distance_in_minutes / 43200).round} months"
              when 525600..1051199 then 'about 1 year'
              else                      "over #{(distance_in_minutes / 525600).round} years"
            end
          end