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Yams
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in or on?
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Hi dear colleagues!!!!!!
I �m confused with these sentences
He was born on 30 September 1944 in Bytom.
He was born on August 4, 1961
don �t we have to use in for months? are these sentences right? Is there a difference between in and on in these sentences? if there is one, can you explain it to me????
I was checking my students � biographies and I wasn �t sure about the phrase Be born + preposition, I checked on the internet and I came across these sentences and now I �m lost, I �m confused.... Can you help me?????????
THANKS!!!!
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26 Jul 2010
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veronika74
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He was born in Paris. (use in before place of birth)
He was born in July. (use in if you mention only the month)
He was born on 5 May, 1998. (use on if you mention the day)
He was born in 1998. (use in if you mention only the year)
He was born on 6 October 1980, in Paris. (combination)
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26 Jul 2010
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renko6
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Both sentences are OK, because we use on before the months and the dates
Examples
She was born on July.
She was born on 3th July.
She was born on July 3.
She was born on 3 July 1960
She was born on July 3, 1960
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26 Jul 2010
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ch&c-englishclasses
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She was born ON july?? are you sure??? you use IN only if you are saying the months!! |
27 Jul 2010
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MarianaC
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No, renko6, you can never say I was born on July. In July. The others are fine. Nice breakdown of information, veronika76.
30 Sept is a more British way of saying it. August 4 is American, they tend to write the month first. |
27 Jul 2010
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Babs1966
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Hello Renko ;)
for the numeral 3 you use rd and not th
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
You can say for example:"She was born the 3rd of July, 2006"
You use neither "on" nor "in" |
27 Jul 2010
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yanogator
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In the US, we usually don �t say "She was born the 3rd of July" without "on". It isn �t uncommon to say "She was born July 3rd", though, as well as "She was born on July 3rd".
Bruce |
27 Jul 2010
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GIOVANNI
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Same in Canada, we use on the 3rd of July, or July 3rd. |
27 Jul 2010
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