T Taka Senior Member Joined Mar 7, 2004 Member Type Other Native Language Japanese Home Country Japan Current Location Japan Feb 24, 2012 #1 What is the difference between the two below? It begins on Friday. It begins from Friday. Or does the second one sound wrong?
What is the difference between the two below? It begins on Friday. It begins from Friday. Or does the second one sound wrong?
T Taka Senior Member Thread starter Joined Mar 7, 2004 Member Type Other Native Language Japanese Home Country Japan Current Location Japan Feb 24, 2012 #3 But this one sounds OK, doesn't it? The rainy season begins from July. Why do you think 'from July' sounds fine whereas 'from Friday' doesn't?
But this one sounds OK, doesn't it? The rainy season begins from July. Why do you think 'from July' sounds fine whereas 'from Friday' doesn't?
R Rover_KE Moderator Staff member Joined Jun 20, 2010 Member Type Retired English Teacher Native Language British English Home Country England Current Location England Feb 24, 2012 #4 I don't think starts from July sounds fine at all. Rover
C Cerezo New member Joined Feb 24, 2012 Member Type Interested in Language Native Language Japanese Home Country Japan Current Location Japan Feb 24, 2012 #5 In Japan, the rainy season begins in June. Is this grammatically correct?
R Rover_KE Moderator Staff member Joined Jun 20, 2010 Member Type Retired English Teacher Native Language British English Home Country England Current Location England Feb 24, 2012 #6 Yes! It certainly is.
T Taka Senior Member Thread starter Joined Mar 7, 2004 Member Type Other Native Language Japanese Home Country Japan Current Location Japan Feb 24, 2012 #7 For your information, that example of rainy season was from here: Weather in Guam Island So you don't think it's written by a native speaker of English?
For your information, that example of rainy season was from here: Weather in Guam Island So you don't think it's written by a native speaker of English?
S SoothingDave VIP Member Joined Apr 17, 2009 Member Type Interested in Language Native Language American English Home Country United States Current Location United States Feb 24, 2012 #8 "The rainy season runs from June to September." is OK. But not "begins from..." The website company is in India. So this may be a regional variation, or it may be simply wrong. It certainly seems wrong to American and British ears.
"The rainy season runs from June to September." is OK. But not "begins from..." The website company is in India. So this may be a regional variation, or it may be simply wrong. It certainly seems wrong to American and British ears.
B BobSmith Senior Member Joined Jan 4, 2012 Member Type Interested in Language Native Language English Home Country United States Current Location United States Feb 24, 2012 #9 Taka said: Weather in Guam Island Click to expand... [not a teacher] Even the title sounds wrong to me. EitherWeather in GuamorWeather on Guam Island
Taka said: Weather in Guam Island Click to expand... [not a teacher] Even the title sounds wrong to me. EitherWeather in GuamorWeather on Guam Island
