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Bookmark or Share- early/middle/late+month - WordReference ForumsI don't know for sure. But just to get the ball rolling, here's a possible theory, given a 30 day month. Early = 1st to 10th. Mid = 11th to 20th. Late = 21st to 30th. Beginning of (included in early) = First 5 days = 1st to 5th. End of (included in late) = Last 5 days = 26th to 30th.
- on the evening of or in the evening of | WordReference Forumsin the afternoon (s) in the evening (s) at noon, at midday. at night, in the night, during the night. Whenever you add a modifier of any kind, the preposition is "ON": on a cold morning / one cold morning, on cold mornings. on weekday mornings. on a July morning, on December mornings. on the morning of September 15th.
- in early December - WordReference ForumsThank you for that extra information. I expect the interpretation of these expressions varies from person to person. If you mean the first ten days of December I would use "early in December". That seems to be too wide a range for "the beginning of December". If you told me you expected to deliver something to me "at the beginning of December ...
- Dec vs. December - WordReference ForumsUSA, English. Dec 7, 2018. #9. In the USA I would call these "abbreviations" and not "symbols" in most instances and I would include the period at the end. As abbreviations I would normally pronouce the entire word. Dec. = "December". N.Y. = "New York". Months and days of the week are abbreviations: Dec.
- On the 25th of December / On December 25th - WordReference ForumsFeb 22, 2013. #1. Is there any difference between them? I've seen both all the time. Christmas is celebrated on the 25th of december. Christmas is celebrate on December 25 (th). Are these structures alright?
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