on the day

carla guaraldi said:

Hello everybody,

Do you know when to use in the day?
I've just seen in the day and on the day in the same article.
Can you help?
Thank you.

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carla guaraldi said:

Hi everybody,

In the days of my youth when I was a student.
On the days I could not see you.
I am not sure when to use on or in when talking about days.
Could someone explain it please?

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emsr2d2 said:

"In the days of my youth" = "During the time that I was young" (period of time)
"On the days I could not see you" = "On specific days" (shorter time period).

When we talk about days ie Monday, Tuesday, etc, we use "on":
I am going home on Tuesday.
On the days I have to go to school, I wake up feeling anxious.

When we talk about days and we mean "periods of time", we use "in":
In Shakespeare's day, men played women on stage.
In the days of my youth, I was an enthusiastic singer.

In the days of my youth, I was an enthusiastic public singer. On the days I was due to sing on stage, I was always very anxious.

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