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Kvs Posted 17 years ago
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Is it correct to say something like: "This conference started at the 1-st of July and ended on the 1-st of August"
  

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On is correct (but optional) in both places. At is not correct.

— Philip

  • On is correct (but optional) in both places.
  • At is not correct.
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On is correct (but optional) in both places. At is not correct.
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No.

"The conference started on the 1st of July and ended on the 1st of August"

If it's already over, as your sentence states, you say "the conference" if it were still going on you could say "
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Hmm, but I am 100 percent sure that I've heard something like "This event will begin at 5 o'clock"
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kvsHmm, but I am 100 percent sure that I've heard something like "This event will begin at 5 o'clock"
Correct. Events start "at" some time "on" some day or date.
The game starts at 7:05 on the 4th.
The movie starts at 8:00 on Friday.
The conference starts at 9:00 on the 1st.
etc., etc.
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You're right; we use "at" for hours, as in your example; but we use "on" for days like "on Monday" or "on the 1st of July".
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