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Scheduling an appointment: Are there any openings in the afternoon of Friday.  ORAre there any openings in the afternoon on Friday.  Can both be used?  Thanks.

Vorpar · Accepted Answer

"On". You can also say: "... on Friday afternoon."

PreciousJones · Answer

Vorpar"On". You can also say: "... on Friday afternoon."

But doesn't Afternoon of Friday also mean Friday afternoon?

Thanks.

Fivejedjon · Answer

PreciousJones Vorpar"On". You can also say: "... on Friday afternoon."But doesn't Afternoon of Friday also mean Friday afternoon?

Yes, but 'Friday afternoon' is simpler.

Dimsumexpress · Answer

PreciousJonesBut doesn't Afternoon of Friday also mean Friday afternoon?

For the same reason, we don't say " she is the mother of mine".

So "do you have any opening Friday afternoon" is the normal collocation in the context of your question.

PreciousJones · Answer

dimsumexpressPreciousJonesBut doesn't Afternoon of Friday also mean Friday afternoon?For the same reason, we don't say " she is the mother of mine". So "do you have any opening Friday afternoon" is the normal collocation in the context of your question.

There's a difference between saying she's the mother of mine and afternoon of Friday or afternoon on Friday... One is personal and the other is impersonal. You will find in books that mother of mine, or she is the mother of my child. It's two completely different phrases.

PreciousJones · Answer

PreciousJones dimsumexpressPreciousJonesBut doesn't Afternoon of Friday also mean Friday afternoon?For the same reason, we don't say " she is the mother of mine". So "do you have any opening Friday afternoon" is the normal collocation in the context of your question.There's a difference between saying she's the mother of mine and afternoon of Friday or afternoon on Friday... One is personal and the other is impersonal. You will find in books that mother of mine, or she is the mother of my child. It's two completely different phrases.

How about? It happened one afternoon on a dark and dreadful Friday. Or It was a dreary night of an already cold and dampening Friday.

Are the acceptable then?

Fivejedjon · Answer

PreciousJonesAre they acceptable then?

They are even acceptable in your original sentence if you wish. All Vorpar said was, You can also say: "... on Friday afternoon", 'can', not 'must' or 'should'.

Dimsumexpress · Answer

PreciousJonesIt happened one afternoon on a dark and dreadful Friday

Jones,
We are here to help answer your questions. There are always references that seem to offer contexts that support your arguments. Yes, this is a perfectly good line for a suspense novel. But in the context of a doctor appointment, it would sound rather pretentious, if not annoying to me to say " Is there any opening in the afternoon of Friday." It is not wrong grammatically. If you want to win an approval, yes, you can. Oh, on that same note, I prefer to say " she is my mother".

PreciousJones · Answer

dimsumexpress PreciousJonesIt happened one afternoon on a dark and dreadful FridayJones,We are here to help answer your questions. There are always references that seem to offer contexts that support your arguments. Yes, this is a perfectly good line for a suspense novel. But in the context of a doctor appointment, it would sound rather pretentious, if not annoying to me to say " Is there any opening in the afternoon of Friday." It is not wrong grammatically. If you want to win an approval, yes, you can. Oh, on that same note, I prefer to say " she is my mother".

Why so sensitive?

Dimsumexpress · Answer

PreciousJonesWhy so sensitive?

Am I? Or is that your style to have the last word. You come for help and we offered you just that. If you have your own idea and want to question the answers, why bother coming here? Good bye!

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