pieanne  +  78891 Sun, 06 Mar 05 01:01 PM Hello, teachers, I always have trouble remembering which is correct: 1. "the first three days..." (I thinks it's the right one) or 2. "the three first days..." Could you please hand out a logical explanation so I don't wonder again? Thanks! pieanne Joined on Thu, Jan 20 2005 South of France ...But I'm Belgian! Veteran Member 7,517 I'm glad to help, but I'm not a native! And please excuse my typos...

	Mister Micawber  +  78909 Sun, 06 Mar 05 02:38 PM 'The first three days' is the normal one, Pieanne: 'the first three days of March were March 1st, 2nd and 3rd'. 'The three first days' is occasionally possible: 'there are three first days etched indelibly into my memory-- my first day of university, the first day of my marriage, and my first day in Japan'. Mister Micawber Joined on Wed, Aug 4 2004 Yokohama Veteran Member 30,788 'The question is,' said Humpty Dumpty, 'which is to be master-- that's all.' Universities, Marriage

	pieanne  +  78936 Sun, 06 Mar 05 04:21 PM Yes, if I get it right, the the "first three days" are 3 separate first days of something, whereas the "three first days" are the 1st, 2nd and 3rd of a unique something, all in a row? pieanne

	Mister Micawber  +  79022 Sun, 06 Mar 05 10:24 PM You have it reversed, Pieanne. Mister Micawber

	pieanne  +  79112 Mon, 07 Mar 05 08:41 AM Of course... My left and right brains sometimes get mixed up pieanne