B B45 Guest May 26, 2014 #1 I got back day before yesterday. vs I got back two days ago. Are both ok?
MikeNewYork VIP Member Joined Nov 13, 2002 Member Type Academic Native Language American English Home Country United States Current Location United States May 26, 2014 #2 For the first I would use "the" before "day". The second is fine.
probus Moderator Staff member Joined Jan 7, 2011 Member Type Retired English Teacher Native Language English Home Country Canada Current Location Canada May 26, 2014 #3 MikeNewYork said: For the first I would use "the" before "day". The second is fine. Click to expand... Interesting. My preference is exactly the opposite. I love omitting the "the".
MikeNewYork said: For the first I would use "the" before "day". The second is fine. Click to expand... Interesting. My preference is exactly the opposite. I love omitting the "the".
MikeNewYork VIP Member Joined Nov 13, 2002 Member Type Academic Native Language American English Home Country United States Current Location United States May 26, 2014 #4 Choices abound!