# File lib/merb_helpers/date_time_helpers.rb, line 202
      def time_lost_in_words(from_time, to_time = Time.now.utc, include_seconds = false)
        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