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Ethanw Posted 21 years ago
Grammar

Every Tuesdays

I came across with a sentence as below on Internet:

Departure at 3.30pm every Tuesdays until June 28th 2005.

Why every Tuesdays, not every Tuesday?

  

Top answer

You're right, "Tuesdays" should be in the singular after "every" (= each). Alternative in the plural would be "on Tuesdays".

— Pieanne

  • You're right, "Tuesdays" should be in the singular after "every" (= each).
  • Alternative in the plural would be "on Tuesdays".
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You're right, "Tuesdays" should be in the singular after "every" (= each). Alternative in the plural would be "on Tuesdays".
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But the sentence quoted on my last post seems not a casual mistake. When I google it, many similar sentences appear, like:

Time : 5.00 pm (Every Sundays) Channel : TV 1 Slot : Drama Title : Cinta Madinah
Time : 10.00 pm ( Every Sundays) ... Time: 9.00 pm (
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It may be a common mistake, but it's still a mistake! From the program titles, it seems that English may not be the local language of the publication you are quoting from.
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Hello Ethanw

Google is a nice place to know how people are using English. But we should be careful in using Google as a corpus to know right usage of English. Online there are many contributors who don’t write English correctly. Some of them may be non-native speakers, some may be not-well educated native speakers, and still some may be careless writers. "Every Tuesdays" is incorrect but
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Dear Paco and all:

Thank you very much for all the replies. They ceases my confusion.

Ethan

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