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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
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"I decided to send the letter to Tom on last Monday."
Hi everyone, I have a simple question about English. Please look at this sentence.
"I decided to send the letter to Tom on last Monday."
My question is the 'Monday' here is referred to the day I made the decision or the day the letter was sent.
Regards,
"I decided to send the letter to Tom on last Monday."
My question is the 'Monday' here is referred to the day I made the decision or the day the letter was sent.
Regards,
Top answer
" The sentence is ambiguous, as you may suspect. We can't tell whether you're describing the decision or the act of posting. It's not natural to use "on" in this way.
- " The sentence is ambiguous, as you may suspect.
- We can't tell whether you're describing the decision or the act of posting.
- It's not natural to use "on" in this way.
- It should be omitted.
- " I decided to send the letter [on] Monday .
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Anonymous"I decided to send the letter to Tom on last Monday."The sentence is ambiguous, as you may suspect. We can't tell whether you're describing the decision or the act of posting.
It's not natural to use "on" in this way. It should be omitted.
If it weren't for your use of "last," you could optionally include "on." I decided to send th
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I agree, that kind of sentence will easily cause misunderstanding. Everytime I write sentence similar to this one, I question to myself what do I intend to say.
Thank you, your reply is helpful to me.
Thank you, your reply is helpful to me.
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You're very welcome.
Regarding the "on," I'm recalling that I've often heard "I sent the letter on Monday last," but this usage may be old fashioned.
Regarding the "on," I'm recalling that I've often heard "I sent the letter on Monday last," but this usage may be old fashioned.
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