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Neeraj Jain

#437564 Thu, 01 Nov 07 12:45 PM

Because you take your dog to the park every Friday; therefore, it would be appropriate to use Fridays.

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New2grammar

#437568 Thu, 01 Nov 07 12:49 PM

Thank you, Everyone!

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Yoong Liat

#437574 Thu, 01 Nov 07 12:56 PM

New2grammar wrote:
Thank you, Everyone!

Hi New2grammar

Thank you, everyone! (No need to capitalize 'everyone'.)

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New2grammar

#437577 Thu, 01 Nov 07 01:01 PM

Thanks for the correction, Yoong Liat!

A quick question, everyone needs to be capitalized in "Hi Everyone", right?

New2grammar

Yoong Liat

#437587 Thu, 01 Nov 07 01:15 PM

New2grammar wrote:
Thanks for the correction, Yoong Liat!

A quick question, everyone needs to be capitalized in "Hi Everyone", right?

Hi everyone.

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New2grammar

#437595 Thu, 01 Nov 07 01:24 PM

I got it. Thanks again.

New2grammar

Yankee

#437690 Thu, 01 Nov 07 05:12 PM

Tanit wrote:
Hi N2G,

As far as I know, "I'd suggest we wait" is absolutely correct.
However, "suggest" can be followed also by a gerund. Here's an example from Cambridge Advanced Learners' online dictionary: I suggested putting the matter to the committee.

We could probably ask native speakers whether they find "suggest we wait" and "suggest waiting" equally natural and whether they feel there's any difference in meaning, but it would be better if we started a new thread!

The verb suggest is often followed by a clause containing the subjunctive:
I suggest (that) you be on time in the future.
The boss suggested (that) John wait.for everyone to arrive before beginning his presentation.

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Regarding the question about Friday, I would prefer "on Friday" or "on Fridays":
I usually take my dog to the dog park on Friday.

Without the word usually in the sentence, I would stick with "on Fridays".

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#437719 Thu, 01 Nov 07 06:03 PM

New2grammar wrote:

Sorry for not making it clear. I wanted the sentence to mean 'every friday' without using the word 'every'.

I like Tanit's answer.

Yoong Liat, by the way, could you help me understand the meaning of your answer? Does it mean I only take my dog out to the park once?

Thank you, guys.

Hi New2grammar,

In this type of contexts, article (a /the) is not needed. i.e. I usually do my laundries on Fridays. or I typically do my groceries on weekends.

But "On a Firady" is ok.