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- 02-Aug-2006, 05:06 #1gioh_13 Guest
pls help me what are the preposition that indicates date.
- 02-Aug-2006, 09:46 #2
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Re: pls help me The preposition used with a specific date is "on":
"The next meeting will be held on 15th August."
The same applies to the days of week.
When pointing to months or years we use "in": in October, in 2007, etc.
I hope the above is what your question pertained to.
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Tomasz
- 02-Aug-2006, 12:28 #3
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Re: pls help me "On"
My birthday is on January 15th.
- 02-Aug-2006, 12:38 #4
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Teacher Re: pls help me I agree totally with the 2 previous posts, but some additional information.
Originally Posted by gioh_13
People write and speak a specficic date in different ways, e.g.
15 October (not too common)
October 15
15th October
October 15th
the 15th of October
15th of October.
The choice of which to use is partly BE/AE, partly regional within countries and some are considered more formal or businesslike.
There are also some special times of year where, in BE at least, we use at. e.g. Christmas, New Year and Easter. We say at Christmas or at the New Year, but on Christmas Day, etc.
