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Bookmark or Share- on/at/as at 31st December - WordReference ForumsGood morning :) I have a doubt in the following sentence: Participation in warehouse physical inventory procedures: raw materials, goods in process and finished products on 31st December 2011. I found different options for the underlined phrase: - on 31st December - at 31st December - as at...
- Holiday vs holidays - WordReference ForumsFor instance, if I say Christmas holiday, would it be only the 25th December? And if I say Christmas holidays , would it refer to the whole period of festivity around Christmas day? If there are several public holidays in a row (like sometimes in Easter), should we say Easter holiday or Easter holidays?
- During December or during the month of December?I could understand December time as an AE variant of Christmas time because of their obsession with political correctness as they try not to offend non-Christians who celebrate something that isn't Christmas but comes at about the same time of year.
- before/by/on December 30th - WordReference Forums"On" is fine. On the other hand, "before" sounds very unlikely indeed. "Before" would make a correct sentence, but I would interpret it to mean that if you handed in your composition on December 30 th, then it would be too late. If "before December 30 th was meant, it would be better to express it as "by December 29 th ".
- in the first week or on the first week | WordReference ForumsI have heard people say either "in the first week" or "on the first week". I am not sure which one native English speakers use more. I am going to make up a sentence with it below. (ex) I will send you the full Visa payment in or on the first week of next month. Please explain it. Thanks a lot.
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