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SheltieBites Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Time Of Week
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/03/business/smallbusiness/03marketplaces.html?pagewanted=all
"Selling through auction requires more strategy. Sellers generally want their auction listings to expire at the time of week when the listed item tends to sell best. Mr. McGrath, for instance, found his pepper mills and other kitchen gadgets sold best on Sunday and Monday evenings."
According to dictionaries, "week" is very much countable. So, did NY Times make a mistake, or am I missing something?
"Selling through auction requires more strategy. Sellers generally want their auction listings to expire at the time of week when the listed item tends to sell best. Mr. McGrath, for instance, found his pepper mills and other kitchen gadgets sold best on Sunday and Monday evenings."
According to dictionaries, "week" is very much countable. So, did NY Times make a mistake, or am I missing something?
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By definition, NYT does not make mistakes. " Still, the usage is unquestionably correct. - A.
- By definition, NYT does not make mistakes.
- " Still, the usage is unquestionably correct.
- - A.
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By definition, NYT does not make mistakes. 
In everyday speech, I often hear "time of day," but seldom "time of week."
In everyday speech, I often hear "time of day," but seldom "time of week."
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There must be an arcane rule of English grammar to explain "time of week", in which the countability of "week" was suppressed.
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So, these:
"time of century"
"time of decade"
"time of month"
"time of hour"
"time of minute"
"time of second"
are standard English, even thought an article is missing after "of"?
"time of century"
"time of decade"
"time of month"
"time of hour"
"time of minute"
"time of second"
are standard English, even thought an article is missing after "of"?
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