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Clarence Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

No preposition

Is the sentence below grammatically correct without 'on' before 'Wednesday evening'?

"Britney injured her ankle during her performance Wednesday evening and her doctor has advised her not to perform on Friday and Saturday evening so that she may heal," said a statement.
  

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I believe, unlike BrE, "on" is not necessary in AmE.

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  • I believe, unlike BrE, "on" is not necessary in AmE.
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I believe, unlike BrE, "on" is not necessary in AmE.
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Do schools in America accept such usage?
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It should be accepted by schools in America. I have often seen prepositions omitted in articles by writers using American English.
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clarenceduring her performance Wednesday evening
Correct as shown. "on" is optional.

AmE
CJ
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I just noticed that another part of the sentence uses the preposition: "perform on Friday and Saturday." Wondering if there is any reason why it is not used earlier but used here.
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clarence Wondering if there is any reason why it is not used earlier but used here.
Lack of proofreading for consistency.
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Can I just conclude that for American usage, it would have been all right grammatically to omit 'on' in both instances OR to include 'on' in both instances, but the former is more common and more acceptable?
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clarence for American usage, it would have been all right grammatically to omit 'on' in both instances OR to include 'on' in both instances
And in BrE, as far as I know.
clarence the former is more common and more acceptable?
No; it is just less formal.
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Mister Micawberclarence for American usage, it would have been all right grammatically to omit 'on' in both instances OR to include 'on' in both instancesAnd in BrE, as far as I know.
I am using British English, but I have never seen prepositions omitted in BrE.
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tamguatlayI am using British English
I thought you were using Singaporean English.
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