
On October 1st or on the 1st of October - WordReference Forums
Mar 13, 2017 · A on 1st October B in 1st October C on the 1st of October D in the 1st of October It's from a school exam paper. I think both a and c are right. Since there's only one choice, I may be wrong. What I'd like to know is.which one is correct and why? Thank you in advance.
October <the?> first ["the" in date] - WordReference Forums
Nov 27, 2010 · Reading the date of the first day of October as "October first" is not only acceptable, it is more common than "October the first."
on the evening of or in the evening of | WordReference Forums
Oct 28, 2014 · And it is "On January 1st." On the first day of the week. On the second Tuesday of the month. On Friday the 13th. What is the correct usage: In the morning vs. On the morning? "on" is the correct preposition and "in" is the incorrect one for this case.
in class one, grade one | WordReference Forums
Oct 17, 2019 · Hi. I'm teaching a group of students. They are all first graders and in class one of their school. When introducing themselves, telling others their grade and class, can they say "I'm in class one, grade one". Thanks a lot
Capital Letters in Insurance-related Writing - WordReference Forums
Oct 15, 2015 · So, if a particular contract defines the meaning of "disability benefit", then by all means capitalise it. There may be reasons for this, for instance if Disability Benefit means "that disability benefit due to Mr Smith from January 1st 2015 onwards" and not any other uncapitalised disability benefit. But to capitalise it as a matter of course ...
progress in or with? - WordReference Forums
Oct 29, 2008 · We would not say "I progress with English" (1st person) or "You progress with..." (2nd person) because we either use the -ing form or else add -ing to the auxilliary verb ' make '. We also use a possessive, though it is often dropped in favour of brevity: I am progressing with (my) English. You are progressing with (your)....
in / on> the afternoons of Monday and Friday? - WordReference …
Mar 11, 2011 · Good question. It would really depend on your intonation. If you mean, "on the afternoons of Monday, Wednesday and Friday," then you would not put very much of a pause between the names of the days.
the first pot of gold - WordReference Forums
Oct 21, 2020 · Dear all, is "the first pot of gold" an idiomatic expression in English? In Chinese there is an expression that can be translated literally as "the first bucket/barrel of gold" which means the first fortune you made in your life, and with …
I will be available / I am available - WordReference Forums
Oct 15, 2012 #3 I think I will be available sounds a little more formal (as though there are greater pressures on your time, suggesting that you are a more important person etc.) than I am available .
from this day onwards/onward/on | WordReference Forums
Dec 2, 2011 · 1. onward and onwards are the same word and thus interchangeable. (see also: toward(s), backward(s) forward(s), etc.)