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| I could use all the help avaible to solve this silly problem: Is "ON December the fifth" wrong? If it's right, could you please tell me why? Thank you very much! |
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| Hello Twitch No, "on" + date is fine: 1. On December 5th, I broke my ankle. You use "on" + date to specify the day on which something happened. You can also use "on" + a part of a day: 2. On the morning of January 17th, I broke my wrist. 3. On the evening of February 7th, I broke two ribs. 4. On the afternoon of March 20th, I broke three teeth. Or even with a more general time-phrase: 5. On the following day, I threw away my lucky rabbit's foot. MrP |
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| Be careful, though, because there are some days where you can't use "on". These are: today yesterday tomorrow the day before yesterday the day after tomorrow the other day X days ago Although these all refer to specific days, you do not use any preposition with them. Note also: on Easter Sunday on Christmas Day on my birthday These are all specific days. However: at Easter at Christmas These don't refer to specific days. "At Easter" would include Good Friday, the following Saturday, Easter Sunday and Easter Monday, and possibly a few days before and after as well. |
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| Thank you very much to both of you for such quick answers and all the extra! Cheers! |
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