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FweeSang
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 Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2012 8:05 pm Post subject: on/at/from |
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Hello
I have some questions want to ask
I will see you a week _____ Monday.
a)from b)in the c)on d)at
I think the answer is "on" and "from"
which one is better?
the second question is
a)Where are you going on the weekend.
b)Where are you going at the weekend.
Which one is correct?
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Corey
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Tao
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I will see you a week _____ Monday.
a)from b)in the c)on d)at
�FROM is the only possible correct answer
a)Where are you going on the weekend.
b)Where are you going at the weekend.
Which one is correct?
...only A is correct.
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IanT
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| Posted: Mon Nov 26, 2012 6:57 am Post subject: |
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No.
1) "A week on Monday" is perfectly OK, and means not this coming Monday, but the next one.
"A week from Monday" would normally only occur in phrases like, "I'll be working for a week (starting) from Monday."
2) Both are OK. "At the weekend" is much more common and natural in British English, at least.
Hope helps,
Ian
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FweeSang
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Tao
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| Posted: Mon Nov 26, 2012 6:43 pm Post subject: |
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A week ON Monday makes no sense at all, at least if you're speaking American English. Maybe another country's brand has other acceptable ways of phrasing it�??
Same with "at the weekend"�never heard such a thing.
BUT as always, Readers, you must choose the brand you wish to follow...
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IanT
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Well, looks like we have a simple UK/US divide.
British English : A week on Monday, At the weekend.
US English: A week from Monday, On the weekend.
Take your pick according to where you're learning, or with whom you plan to be communicating.
I must admit, it does tickle my sense of humour (with two "u"s) to see British English described as a "brand".
I imagine a market stall, with a trader shouting "Get your English here! Best British English! More History, more literature. Do not accept foreign imports, buy the original and best!"
Thanks, Tao
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