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Guyper Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Prepositions

1."An appointment for May 12"

"An appointment on May 12"

2."We're invited for 7.30"

"We're invited by 7.30"

When do you use for instead of on/by in these two examples above?

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"An appointment for May 12" "An appointment on May 12" I use on . I don't think I use for at all in that context. 30" I don't use either of those.

  • "An appointment for May 12" "An appointment on May 12" I use on .
  • I don't think I use for at all in that context.
  • 30" I don't use either of those.
  • In fact you can't connect invite directly to a time at all.
  • We're invited for dinner at 7:30.
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Guyper1."An appointment for May 12"
"An appointment on May 12"
I use on. I don't think I use for at all in that context.

Guyper2."We're invited for 7.30"
"We're invited by 7.30"
I don't use either of those. In fact you can't connect invite directly to a time at all.

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