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Shylock Posted 19 years ago
Grammar
Prepositions of Time
A friend of mine and I have had a disagreement lately about the need to use the preposition "on" in the phrase "See you on Monday."
He feels that one can say "See you Monday." He is Canadian. I am American. We are both English teachers working in Peru.
I look forward to reading your opinion. Thank you.
He feels that one can say "See you Monday." He is Canadian. I am American. We are both English teachers working in Peru.
I look forward to reading your opinion. Thank you.
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Welcome to English Forums! The use of on is optional to judge by the hundreds of people who use it and the hundreds who don't. It's perhaps a little more formal with on .
- Welcome to English Forums!
- The use of on is optional to judge by the hundreds of people who use it and the hundreds who don't.
- It's perhaps a little more formal with on .
- A sentence like See you Monday is as common as dirt where I live.
- I don't think anybody considers it ungrammatical.
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Welcome to English Forums!
The use of on is optional to judge by the hundreds of people who use it and the hundreds who don't. It's perhaps a little more formal with on. A sentence like See you Monday is as common as dirt where I live. I don't think anybody considers it ungrammatical. Telegraphic or abbreviated stylistically, perhaps, but not ungrammatical
The use of on is optional to judge by the hundreds of people who use it and the hundreds who don't. It's perhaps a little more formal with on. A sentence like See you Monday is as common as dirt where I live. I don't think anybody considers it ungrammatical. Telegraphic or abbreviated stylistically, perhaps, but not ungrammatical
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Hi Shylock
Here's a comment from the East Coast:
I agree with CJ's analysis completely.
Here's a comment from the East Coast:
I agree with CJ's analysis completely.
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Thanks for your input. By way of measuring how strict you are in grammar usage, consider these phrases:
1. I am trying to eat healthier.
I am trying to eat more healthily.
We can agree that number 2 is more correct than number 1, but few people use phrase 2. Do you therefore agree that phrase 1 is not wrong?
1. I am trying to eat healthier.
I am trying to eat more healthily.
We can agree that number 2 is more correct than number 1, but few people use phrase 2. Do you therefore agree that phrase 1 is not wrong?
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Yes. But I wouldn't use either one. Maybe I'm not very concerned about my health!
CJ
CJ
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