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The preposition is indeed sometimes dropped before the days of the week in newspapers: He will arrive in Cairo Wednesday. The resultant Wednesday becomes what in some other languages is called an accusative of time. Dropping the preposition is also fairly common in informal style, which has led...

1) Are my sentences correct but with a different meaning? I didn't quite get the nuance between the 2 prepositions. Would you please explain the difference again? a) "The plays had been / were performed THROUG H OUT the next ten years"-- many times /every year in that period b) "He had...

Dear teachers, Would you please help me with the following difficuties? 1) Are my sentences correct but with a different meaning? I didn't quite get the nuance between the 2 prepositions. Would you please explain the difference again? a) "The plays had been / were (?) performed...

Hoa Thai wrote: Dear all, First, I would like to thank you in advance for reading this rather lengthy post of mine. I do need to lay out my thinking and reasoning as wide as I can so you can best help me to untangle my own confusion knot. ...

Phrasal Verbs, A New Approach To Learning “I don’t understand” he said, “I just don’t understand”. These words from a student in early 2003 set me off on a quest to resolve a problem that has for centuries defeated teacher and student alike. My student, José García Bes, like millions...

Anonymous wrote: 1. I will call you next Friday. 2. I will call you on next Friday. 3. I will call you this Friday. 4. I will call you on this Friday. 5. I saw him last week. 6. I saw him in the last week. Hello Ricky #1, #3 and #5 are natural. #2, #4 and #6 are not idiomatic. The time...

CalifJim wrote: My thoughts. I don't think it matters whether the combination of verb and particle has a literal meaning or an idiomatic meaning. If it operates as a unit, and the particle is not used as a preposition, then it's a phrasal verb. I know that some definitions insist that some...

My thoughts. I don't think it matters whether the combination of verb and particle has a literal meaning or an idiomatic meaning. If it operates as a unit, and the particle is not used as a preposition, then it's a phrasal verb. I know that some definitions insist that some semantic...

Hello Krish Are you ready to get mad? The use of the preposition of time is very messy in English. We do not use a preposition with the following time expressions (1) this evening, that day, this week, this Sunday, this year (2) last night, last week, last March, next Friday (3) every evening,...

Hi. Here's my two cents. 1. The plan OF X ..: X is a plan organizer. You may rephrase it as X's plan. Ex)The plan OF our accounting department leaves nothing to be desired. 2. The plan FOR Y ...: Y is something for which the plan is needed. Ex)The plan FOR our wedding still remains...