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    Dear all,

    I arrived in New York ( ) the second week of April.

    What preposition do you think would be appropriate to fill in the blank above?

    I know "on" comes before a day (e.g. Christmas Eve), "in" before a month (e.g. April), season (e.g. summer) and a year (e.g.2011), but not before a week.

    Thank you

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    Default Re: appropriate preposition

    Quote Originally Posted by optimistic pessimist View Post
    Dear all,

    I arrived in New York ( ) the second week of April.

    What preposition do you think would be appropriate to fill in the blank above?

    I know "on" comes before a day (e.g. Christmas Eve), "in" before a month (e.g. April), season (e.g. summer) and a year (e.g.2011), but not before a week.

    Thank you

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    Use "in" or "during".

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    Default Re: appropriate preposition

    Or simply don't use a preposition at all.
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