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Refering to days of the week in US english?
I am increasingly seeing the following, especially in US news articles:
A big trial is to begin Tuesday when ... A 2002 Suzuki motorcycle reported stolen Friday was recovered Sunday... Bill Clinton begins his visit to France Wednesday...
Surely these are incorrect and do not make sense. Something can be stolen on* Friday, or *last Friday, but what is a 'stolen Friday', and how do you 'begin Tuesday' ?
A big trial is to begin Tuesday when ... A 2002 Suzuki motorcycle reported stolen Friday was recovered Sunday... Bill Clinton begins his visit to France Wednesday...
Surely these are incorrect and do not make sense. Something can be stolen on* Friday, or *last Friday, but what is a 'stolen Friday', and how do you 'begin Tuesday' ?
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[nq:1]I am increasingly seeing the following, especially in US news articles: A big trial is to begin Tuesday when ... [/nq] A 'stolen Friday' is when you have so much homework to do over the weekend that you know you'll never finish it in time for Monday morning unless you start it as as you get home from school Friday afternoon. I 'begin Tuesday' in the same way as I begin most other days - by having breakfast.
- [nq:1]I am increasingly seeing the following, especially in US news articles: A big trial is to begin Tuesday when ...
- [/nq] A 'stolen Friday' is when you have so much homework to do over the weekend that you know you'll never finish it in time for Monday morning unless you start it as as you get home from school Friday afternoon.
- I 'begin Tuesday' in the same way as I begin most other days - by having breakfast.
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[nq:1]I am increasingly seeing the following, especially in US news articles: A big trial is to begin Tuesday when ... ... be stolen on* Friday, or *last Friday, but what is a 'stolen Friday', and how do you 'begin Tuesday' ?[/nq]
A 'stolen Friday' is when you have so much homework to do over the weekend that you know you'll never finish it in time for Monday morning unless you start i
A 'stolen Friday' is when you have so much homework to do over the weekend that you know you'll never finish it in time for Monday morning unless you start i
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[nq:1]"I am going out Friday" is perfectly idiomatic.[/nq]
Since this is a global group it's worth pointing out "I am going out Friday" is not idiomatic British English. The "on" is required in the UK's version of the English language, even though some sentences might be comprehensible without it. Without the "on", it's an Americanism.
-- Mike Barnes Cheshire, England
Since this is a global group it's worth pointing out "I am going out Friday" is not idiomatic British English. The "on" is required in the UK's version of the English language, even though some sentences might be comprehensible without it. Without the "on", it's an Americanism.
-- Mike Barnes Cheshire, England
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[nq:2]"I am going out Friday" is perfectly idiomatic.[/nq]
[nq:1]Since this is a global group it's worth pointing out "I am going out Friday" is not idiomatic British English. ... version of the English language, even though some sentences might be comprehensible without it. Without the "on", it's an Americanism.[/nq]
I don't have a problem with "I'm going out Friday". In fact, I'm going
[nq:1]Since this is a global group it's worth pointing out "I am going out Friday" is not idiomatic British English. ... version of the English language, even though some sentences might be comprehensible without it. Without the "on", it's an Americanism.[/nq]
I don't have a problem with "I'm going out Friday". In fact, I'm going
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