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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Vocabulary

Use of "the" article

Is it correct to say "I was busy all the day/week/month"?

I actually intend to convey that I was busy the last week/month.(usually say I was busy last week), but would like to get my doubt clarified.

Thanks!
  

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Anonymous Is it correct to say "I was busy all the day/week/month"? Yes. It's a bit stylized.

— Avangi

  • Anonymous Is it correct to say "I was busy all the day/week/month"?
  • Yes.
  • It's a bit stylized.
  • Of course context would be necessary if you mean any day/week/month other than the one most recently past.
  • If you mean the present one, you could use the continuous present perfect: I have been busy all the/this month.
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AnonymousIs it correct to say "I was busy all the day/week/month"?
Yes. It's a bit stylized.
Of course context would be necessary if you mean any day/week/month other than the one most recently past.

If you mean the present one, you could use the continuous present perfect: I have been busy all the/this month.
(Some of
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Hi Avangi,

Thanks for the reply! I was thinking of an example other than the one most recently past and the following sentence popped in my head:

"I was busy all the time during the second week of January because of the exams and had to postpone my aerobics sessions to the first week of February".

Are there any better ways of phrasing the sentence?

Once again,
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"I was busy all the time during the second week of January because of the exams and had to postpone my aerobics sessions to the first week of February".
AnonymousAre there any better ways of phrasing the sentence?
I can't think of one.
I'd probably delete "the time."

"I was busy all dur
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Hi Avangi,

Thanks again! Emotion: smile

Regards,
Anon
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