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Teo Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

day/date

01. What date is today?02br
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002. What's the date today?02br
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003. What day is today?02br
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004. What's the day today?02br
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00I think sentences #1-#3 are all correct. Is #4 also acceptable?0-
  

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0Actually, I think #1 sounds quite odd. What IS the date today? "02br 02br 00#4 sound odd.

— BarbaraPA

  • 0Actually, I think #1 sounds quite odd.
  • What IS the date today?
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0Actually, I think #1 sounds quite odd. What IS the date today? (Which is the same as #2.) Or What's today's date?02br
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00This will get you a number - "It's the 7th."02br
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00#4 sound odd. #3 will get you a name of the day of the week - it's Tuesday.0-
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0 what day is today? Gradson! what day is today? Today is grandmother 's birthday.02br
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00what 's the date today? 01i00Today is the first of April02br
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02i00What date is today? 00It's April Fool's Day02br
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00what 's the day today? 00May 3rd00 0-
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0Mary was bron on May 12, 1966. Stephen was born on May 12, 1966. Frank was born on May 12, 1987.02br
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00Mary and Stephen were born on 01b00the same date.02b02br
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00Mary and Frank were born on 01b00the same day.02b02br
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00Am I right?0-
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0When we normally refer to a date, we are referring to the "number" in the calendar like 13th, 14th and so on. On the other hand, when we are referring to a day, it usually means the day of the week like Monday, Tuesday, etc... If you keep reminding yourself of that principle when your are being confused about the day and date, I think that you will be right 99 percent of the time. 02br
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