diff --git a/lib/time_ext/time.rb b/lib/time_ext/time.rb
index fa6a38f..4e3fb71 100644
--- a/lib/time_ext/time.rb
+++ b/lib/time_ext/time.rb
@@ -16,13 +16,13 @@ class Time
   
   # Short-hand for seconds_ago(1)
   def prev_second
-    seconds_ago(1)
+    ago(1)
   end
   alias :prev_sec :prev_second
-
+  
   # Short-hand for seconds_since(1)
   def next_second
-    seconds_since(1)
+    since(1)
   end
   alias :next_sec :next_second
   
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ class Time
     minutes_ago(1)
   end
   alias :prev_min :prev_minute
-
+  
   # Short-hand for minutes_since(1)
   def next_minute
     minutes_since(1)
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ class Time
   def prev_hour
     hours_ago(1)
   end
-
+  
   # Short-hand for hours_since(1)
   def next_hour
     hours_since(1)
@@ -52,30 +52,24 @@ class Time
   def prev_day
     days_ago(1)
   end
-
+  
   # Short-hand for days_since(1)
   def next_day
     days_since(1)
   end
-
-  # Returns a new Time representing the time a number of specified seconds ago
-  def seconds_ago(seconds)
-    advance(:seconds => -seconds)
-  end
-  alias :secs_ago :seconds_ago
-
-  # Returns a new Time representing the time a number of specified seconds in the future
-  def seconds_since(seconds)
-    advance(:seconds => seconds)
-  end
-  alias :secs_since :seconds_since
+  
+  # Aliases to keep available method names to a standard pattern
+  alias :secs_ago :ago
+  alias :seconds_ago :ago
+  alias :secs_since :since
+  alias :seconds_since :since
   
   # Returns a new Time representing the time a number of specified minutes ago
   def minutes_ago(minutes)
     advance(:minutes => -minutes)
   end
   alias :mins_ago :minutes_ago
-
+  
   # Returns a new Time representing the time a number of specified minutes in the future
   def minutes_since(minutes)
     advance(:minutes => minutes)
@@ -86,7 +80,7 @@ class Time
   def hours_ago(hours)
     advance(:hours => -hours)
   end
-
+  
   # Returns a new Time representing the time a number of specified hours in the future
   def hours_since(hours)
     advance(:hours => hours)
@@ -96,37 +90,12 @@ class Time
   def days_ago(days)
     advance(:days => -days)
   end
-
+  
   # Returns a new Time representing the time a number of specified days in the future
   def days_since(days)
     advance(:days => days)
   end
   
-  # Returns a new Time representing the start of the hour (XX:00:00)
-  def beginning_of_hour
-    change(:min => 0, :sec => 0, :usec => 0)
-  end
-  alias :at_beginning_of_hour :beginning_of_hour
-
-  # Returns a new Time representing the end of the hour, XX:59:59.999999 (.999999999 in ruby1.9)
-  def end_of_hour
-    change(:min => 59, :sec => 59, :usec => 999999.999)
-  end
-  
-  # Returns a new Time representing the start of the minute (XX:XX:00)
-  def beginning_of_minute
-    change(:sec => 0, :usec => 0)
-  end
-  alias :beginning_of_min :beginning_of_minute
-  alias :at_beginning_of_min :beginning_of_minute
-  alias :at_beginning_of_minute :beginning_of_minute
-
-  # Returns a new Time representing the end of the hour, XX:XX:59.999999 (.999999999 in ruby1.9)
-  def end_of_minute
-    change(:sec => 59, :usec => 999999.999)
-  end
-  alias :end_of_min :end_of_minute
-  
   # Returns a new Time representing the start of the second, XX:XX:XX.000000 (.000000000 in ruby1.9)
   def beginning_of_second
     change(:usec => 0)
@@ -134,35 +103,36 @@ class Time
   alias :beginning_of_sec :beginning_of_second
   alias :at_beginning_of_sec :beginning_of_second
   alias :at_beginning_of_second :beginning_of_second
-
+  
   # Returns a new Time representing the end of the hour, XX:XX:XX.999999 (.999999999 in ruby1.9)
   def end_of_second
     change(:usec => 999999.999)
   end
   alias :end_of_sec :end_of_second
   
+  # Returns a new Time representing the start of the minute (XX:XX:00)
+  def beginning_of_minute
+    change(:sec => 0, :usec => 0)
+  end
+  alias :beginning_of_min :beginning_of_minute
+  alias :at_beginning_of_min :beginning_of_minute
+  alias :at_beginning_of_minute :beginning_of_minute
+  
+  # Returns a new Time representing the end of the hour, XX:XX:59.999999 (.999999999 in ruby1.9)
+  def end_of_minute
+    change(:sec => 59, :usec => 999999.999)
+  end
+  alias :end_of_min :end_of_minute
+  
+  # Returns a new Time representing the start of the hour (XX:00:00)
+  def beginning_of_hour
+    change(:min => 0, :sec => 0, :usec => 0)
+  end
+  alias :at_beginning_of_hour :beginning_of_hour
+  
+  # Returns a new Time representing the end of the hour, XX:59:59.999999 (.999999999 in ruby1.9)
+  def end_of_hour
+    change(:min => 59, :sec => 59, :usec => 999999.999)
+  end
+  
 end
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