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Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

Word order

Could you please let me know what are the rules for the right order in the following sentence?:

a) "I usually watch TV at 7 30 on Wednesday afternoons"
b) "I usually watch TV on Wednesday afternoons at 7:30"
c) "On Wednesday afternoons I usually watch TV at 7:30"

Which one sounds more natural? Is any of these sentences wrong?

Thanks.
  

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I would probably say B They all seem correct. Depending on stress, the meanings may be different. Also, C has a different meaning from the above 2 In A & B, you say you only watch TV on Wednesdays, but that's not the case for C On WEDNESDAY afternoons, I watch tv at 7.

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  • I would probably say B They all seem correct.
  • Depending on stress, the meanings may be different.
  • Also, C has a different meaning from the above 2 In A & B, you say you only watch TV on Wednesdays, but that's not the case for C On WEDNESDAY afternoons, I watch tv at 7.
  • (but on fridays I watch it at 6)
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I would probably say B
They all seem correct. Depending on stress, the meanings may be different.

Also, C has a different meaning from the above 2
In A & B, you say you only watch TV on Wednesdays, but that's not the case for C
On WEDNESDAY afternoons, I watch tv at 7. (but on fridays I watch it at 6)
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