"Are you open on Saturday" usually refers to the next Saturday.
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#1 26-Jan-2013, 10:01on saturday
I read the following sentences from NTC's Dictionary of American English Expression:
1. Are you open on weekends?
2. Are you open on saturday?
In sentence 1, they use plural form for weekend. However, in sentence 2 they use singular form for saturday." On saturdays" means every saturday. Could anybody explain to me the meaning of "on saturday" in the above context, please?
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#2 26-Jan-2013, 13:56Re: on saturday
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#3 26-Jan-2013, 14:26Re: on saturday
… and always requires a question mark!
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#4 26-Jan-2013, 14:28Re: on saturday
It also requires a capital S on Saturday.
Are you open on Saturdays? (usually)
Are you open on Saturday? (the next one coming up)I'm not a teacher, but I write for a living. Please don't ask me about 2nd conditionals, but I'm a safe bet for what reads well in (American) English.
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#5 26-Jan-2013, 15:35Re: on saturday
Thanks Barb_D Originally Posted by Barb_D
Does "the next one coming up" mean next Saturday?
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#6 27-Jan-2013, 00:32Re: on saturday
The closest Saturday in the future.
I'm not a teacher, but I write for a living. Please don't ask me about 2nd conditionals, but I'm a safe bet for what reads well in (American) English.
