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New2grammar Posted 18 years ago
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Every alternate third Wednesday of the month

0Every alternate third Wednesday of the month, the doctors in the diversion program will be tested for drugs. 02br
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00What does this mean, "Every alternate third Wednesday of the month"? And is it natural?02br
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00the third Wednesday of Jan, the third Wed of March and etc?02br
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00I would have said '01i00every 01b00other02b00 third'02i00 but yes, that is what it means: the 3rd W in Jan, the 3rd W in March, the 3rd W in May, etc.0-
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0Sorry, I would have been completely confused. I would have been thinking "Every alternate Wednesday? Every third Wednesday? Every two weeks? Every three? Which word do I ignore - the alternate or the third..."02br
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00How about "The third Wednesday of every other month" or "The third Wednesday of alternating months"?0-
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0Thanks everyone. I like the third Wednesday of every other month. 0-
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01cite10Grammar Geek12cite10Sorry, I would have been completely confused. I would have been thinking "Every alternate Wednesday? Every third Wednesday? Every two weeks? Every three? Which word do I ignore - the alternate or the third..."12br
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A better way to make explicit the intended meaning of the word "alternate" would be stated thus:

"Every other month on the third Wednesday of the month" or

"Every other third Wednesday of the month"
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