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Arif Orçun Şeker Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

could you please help me on this ?

"The vessel is supposed to arrive at Felixstowe port on May 25th"

Is this sentence correct and does it sound natural ?

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No. Say eg The vessel is supposed to arrive at the port of Felixstowe on May 25th. The vessel is supposed to arrive at Felixstowe on May 25th.

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  • No.
  • Say eg The vessel is supposed to arrive at the port of Felixstowe on May 25th.
  • The vessel is supposed to arrive at Felixstowe on May 25th.
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No.

Say eg

The vessel is supposed to arrive at the port of Felixstowe on May 25th.
The vessel is supposed to arrive at Felixstowe on May 25th.
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Arif Orçun SekerMay 25th
In American English or, the 25th of May in British English.
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Arif Orçun Seker"The vessel is supposed to arrive at Felixstowe port on May 25th"Is this sentence correct and does it sound natural ?
No because, it's actually called Port of Felixstowe http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_of_Felixstowe and requires the word th
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Anonymousthe 25th of May in British English.
We tend to say that, but we write "25 May" or , less commonly these days, "25th May". Putting the month first is not incorrect in British English, merely less common.
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