any day of the week

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Jessica725

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Hi there,
I don't quite understand the meaning of "any of the week" in the following sentence.
"Vegetables taste better than little pig any day of the week."
Does it mean that vegetables only taste good this week or vegetabke always taste better than pigs?
I am looking foward to your answer.
Jessica
 
It's for emphasis. That's all. The person is saying vegetables taste better than pork. (Bacon, for example.)
 
Thank you ,Tarheel
 
You can read "any day of the week" as "anytime".

"The week" here means any week in general. So it's "any day of any week", meaning "always".
 
You can read "any day of the week" as "anytime".

"The week" here means any week in general. So it's "any day of any week", meaning "always".
Thank you,Barque!!You make it clear now!šŸ™‚
 
Actually let me put it another way. "Any day of the week" means "any day that occurs in a week", so it means "any day" or "always".
 
Hi there, Unnecessary. Just go straight in with your question.
I don't quite understand the meaning of "any day of the week" in the following sentence.
"Vegetables taste better than little pig any day of the week."
Does it mean that vegetables only taste good this week or vegetables always taste better than pigs?
I am looking forward to your answer. Unnecessary.
Jessica Unnecessary.
Please note my corrections and comments above.

Where did you find the original sentence? Whenever you quote someone else's words, you must provide the source and author. The use of "little pig" there is odd. I would expect to see "pork" or "bacon".
 
Yes, "little pig" sounds odd. I thought it was a humorous reference to suckling pig--the sort you see being roasted whole on a spit.
 
Please note my corrections and comments above.

Where did you find the original sentence? Whenever you quote someone else's words, you must provide the source and author. The use of "little pig" there is odd. I would expect to see "pork" or "bacon".
Thanks for your corrections.I just reliased that I made some typing mistakes.šŸ™‚ The sentence above is from a part of the storybook.
 
Actually let me put it another way. "Any day of the week" means "any day that occurs in a week", so it means "any day" or "always".
Thanks for letting me know šŸ™‚ .I always confuse with this kind of phrase.Your english is way better than me.
 
Thanks for letting me know. space here I always get confused with by this kind of phrase. space here Your English is way better than me mine.
 
Yes, "little pig" sounds odd. I thought it was a humorous reference to suckling pig--the sort you see being roasted whole on a spit.
This is just a small part from my kid'storybook about the wolf and the three little pigs☺
 
Thanks for your corrections. space here I just reliased realised that I made some typing mistakes. The sentence above is from a part of the storybook.
Note my corrections above. It's important to follow these rules of written English:

- Always put a space after a full stop.
- Always put a space after a comma.
- Always put a space after an exclamation mark.
 
This is just a small part from of my kid's storybook about the wolf and the three little pigs.
That's not enough. Let's be very clear - you must give us the full title of the book (correctly capitalised) and the name of the author.
 
Note my corrections above. It's important to follow these rules of written English:

- Always put a space after a full stop.
- Always put a space after a comma.
- Always put a space after an exclamation mark.
Sorry that I forgot to check the grammar before sending out these posts. I will bear your rules in mind from now on . Thanks for correcting me .
 
I will bear your rules in mind from now on. Thanks for correcting me.
Don't put a space before a full stop.

Just take a little more time before hitting "Post reply". Read your post to yourself at least two or three times, checking your punctuation and spacing.
 
This is just a small part from my kid'storybook about the wolf and the three little pigs☺
Although the wolf is certainly part of the story, I remember it as "The Three Little Pigs".

The wolf couldn't possibly have said that, because Mr. Wolf definitely likes pork. 😊

It seems that somebody rewrote the story with some embellishments.

I suppose if I was a pig I might try to get the wolf interested in vegetables. (Good luck with that!)
 
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