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prepositions of time - on/in

 
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lenin95



Joined: 17 May 2009
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PostPosted: Mon Jul 20, 2009 4:50 pm    Post subject: prepositions of time - on/in Reply with quote
Hi!

It's clear to me that we say:
- Let's go on Monday.
- Let's go in the morning.

Now, what preposition, if any is used here:

- Let's go Monday morning.

This sounds fine to me as it is, but do you ever use any preposition here?

Also,

We say:
- My birthday is June, 25th.
- My birthday is in June.

Is it possible to say:
- My birthday is in June, 25th.
or it's incorrect?


Thanks a lot in advance!
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dragn



Joined: 17 Feb 2009
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PostPosted: Mon Jul 20, 2009 5:21 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
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Now, what preposition, if any is used here:

- Let's go Monday morning.

This sounds fine to me as it is, but do you ever use any preposition here?


Most people usually say "Let's go Monday morning," but there's nothing wrong with adding the preposition on here. You will occasionally hear native speakers say "Let's go on Monday morning." It's fine, just less common.

Quote:
We say:
- My birthday is June, 25th.
- My birthday is in June.

Is it possible to say:
- My birthday is in June, 25th.
or it's incorrect?


Nope, sorry. That's wrong. You can also say "My birthday in on June 25th." Remember: on a day, in a month. Incidentally, don't put a comma between June and 25th. That's wrong.

Greg
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lenin95



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PostPosted: Mon Jul 20, 2009 11:35 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
thanks a lot
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