(On) The second day//the next day//the following day

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LewisJian

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[FONT=&quot]1. The second day[/FONT][FONT=&quot] he had a narrow escape when he ran into a patrol of British soldiers .
2. On t[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]he second day[/FONT][FONT=&quot] he had a narrow escape when he ran into a patrol of British soldiers .
3. [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]The next day[/FONT][FONT=&quot] he had a narrow escape when he ran into a patrol of British soldiers .
4. On t[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]he next day[/FONT][FONT=&quot] he had a narrow escape when he ran into a patrol of British soldiers .
5. [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]The following day[/FONT][FONT=&quot] he had a narrow escape when he ran into a patrol of British soldiers .
6. On the[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot] following day[/FONT][FONT=&quot] he had a narrow escape when he ran into a patrol of British soldiers .


Hi,
Are all of the above right and about the same in meanings? Thanks.[/FONT]
 
Next/following do not imply that it was the second day- it could have been the fifth.
 
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