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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

"On a day"

Is it proper to say, "I will be there on Friday." Or, "I will be there Friday."

I don't think you can be "on" a day.
  

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" Yes. That's fine. " Also fine.

— CalifJim

  • " Yes.
  • That's fine.
  • " Also fine.
  • Anonymous I don't think you can be "on" a day.
  • Then you have to rethink this, because you can "be there on a day".
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AnonymousIs it proper to say, "I will be there on Friday."
Yes. That's fine.
Anonymous"I will be there Friday."
Also fine.
AnonymousI don't think you can be "on" a day.
Then you have to rethink this, because you can "be there on a day".

CJ
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'On' doesn't just entail something resting above another thing, it can have several meanings. For instance, it can be used to show a result, i.e. "on further analysis, the hypothesis was correct", and it can even show something carrying something else, i.e. "the bag is on the train". In this case, 'on' is used to indicate during a time, i.e. "on a Friday.." or even "on the 29th of May..". There a
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