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Ashton goh Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

in/on pertaining to time

I am still confused with the usage of these prepositions when used with time.

He will be arriving in/on one of these days

Are there any better examples so that i can better understand this? Emotion: smile
Thanks a lot!
  

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He will be arriving on one of these days. A native speaker would use this to refer to a group of specific days. ) He will be arriving in June.

  • He will be arriving on one of these days.
  • A native speaker would use this to refer to a group of specific days.
  • ) He will be arriving in June.
  • (Anytime in June) He will be arriving on June 1st.
  • (On a specific day) He will be arriving one of these days .
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He will be arriving on one of these days.
A native speaker would use this to refer to a group of specific days.
(He will be arriving on one of the following days: June 3; July 5; August 2.)

He will be arriving in June. (Anytime in June)

He will be arriving on June 1st. (On a specific day)

He will be arriving one of

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