The "through" here eliminates any doubt that Wednesday is also a working day. It makes it explicitly inclusive. In AmE, we might also say "Saturday to Wednesday" in this situation.
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#1 11-Jan-2013, 22:13"Working Saturday through Wednesday"
"Teaching in ... typically entails working Saturday through Wednesday."
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According to Cambridge Dictionaries Online, through preposition - US from one time until another time: The store is open Monday through Friday.
Question: What might the equivalent in British version be?
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#2 11-Jan-2013, 22:17Re: "Working Saturday through Wednesday"
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#3 11-Jan-2013, 22:46Re: "Working Saturday through Wednesday"
Originally Posted by Odessa Dawn
The shop is open (from) Monday to Friday.
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#4 12-Jan-2013, 00:49Re: "Working Saturday through Wednesday"
I work (from) Saturday to Wednesday.
I work every day except Thursdays and Fridays.Remember - if you don't use correct capitalisation, punctuation and spacing, anything you write will be incorrect.
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