[Grammar] On/of?

[Nima1000]

1. It was the hottest day on/off the year.

 

[Rover_KE]

It was the hottest day of the year.

 

[Nima1000]

But,in my English book was writen:today is the hottest day on the year!

 

[5jj]

But,in my English book was writen:today is the hottest day on the year!

Well, there is a mistake in your English book. It was a misprint; it should be 'of' or, possibly, 'in'.

 

[bhaisahab]

Well, there is a mistake in your English book. It was a misprint; it should be 'of' or, possibly, 'in'.

Unfortunately some English text books and some non-native English teachers make mistakes with prepositions. When we were living in France, my daughter (then aged 14) who was and is completely bi-lingual, was marked wrong for saying "I was born in November", the teacher said it should be "on".:-?