Which is correct in May or on May?

When talking about a specific date you use “on”. For example, Pope John would pass away the following year, and the last session of the Council would be closed by Pope Paul VI on December 8, 1965. When talking about a month, you use “in”..

Is it on Friday or in Friday?

“On Friday” is correct usage whereas “In Friday” is incorrect usage. This is because the preposition “on” is used with days of the week. Since Friday is a day of the week. Hence we use the preposition “On” before Friday.

Do I use in or on for dates?

We use: at for a PRECISE TIME. in for MONTHS, YEARS, CENTURIES and LONG PERIODS. on for DAYS and DATES.

Is it on August or in August?

Hi! I think the correct preposition is “in August”, when u aren’t talking about a specific date.

What is correct in September or on September?

A on September – wrong and meaningless. Although the usage “on a day in September” is accepted. “We went to the seaside on a day in September”.

How do you use in and on?

IN Use in when something is located inside of a defined space. It could be a flat space, like a yard, or a three-dimensional space, like a box, house, or car. The space does not need to be closed on all sides (“There is water IN the glass”). ON Use on when something is touching the surface of something.

Do we say on February or in February?

in February vs on February. A complete search of the internet has found these results: in February is the most popular phrase on the web. More popular!

Is it in August or on August?

Hi! I think the correct preposition is “in August”, when u aren’t talking about a specific date.

Do you say in or on September? Preposition: ON

Use1 : The word ‘on’, when talking about time, is for specific dates and days. Some examples are: “He was born on September 24th.”

Which is correct in April or on April?

To expand one of the comments, you would use “in April” because the day when you will arrive is within the month of April, but if you say a specific day, you would say “on April 15th”. The key is that using “in” means what you are referring to encompasses something else, while on usually refers to a specific day.

Do we say on Monday or in Monday?

Senior Member. In this case, you must use on. In this case, you can say the sentence with or without on, but to different effect – “I’ll call you Monday morning” is more casual and conversational; “I’ll call you on Monday morning” would be more appropraite in written form, or in a formal context.

Which is correct in September or on September?

On’ always precedes dates. For example: An event took place on the twenty ninth of September, 2014. An event took place on September the twenty ninth, 2014.

Which is correct on Sunday or in Sunday?

On Sunday is correct English.

Do we say born in or born on?

If you are talking about the year, month or season then it should be: Born in. Example: I was born in 1980 (May, summer). If you are talking about day of the week or a holiday then it should be Born on. Example: I was born on Monday (Christmas day).

Can you say on the weekend? Neither “in the weekend” nor “at the weekend” sound correct. “On the weekend” sounds OK, more so if you’re talking about multiple weekends. I do my work on weekends.

Which is correct in a day or on a day? On day, in day, and at day are not sentences. A sentence has at least a subject, a verb, and an object or subject complement. If you want to use on day, in day, or at day as adverbial phrases of time, then none of them are correct.

Is it correct to say on a day? Skip ‘On’ When Following AP Style

Its guidance is to avoid using “on” before a date or day of the week — unless not using it would cause confusion.

Do we say in December or on December?

As for “in December”, you would use it when you’re not sure of the date. For example, “I’m leaving sometime in December” or “the trip is sometime in December”. You would use “on December” when referring to a specific date or day in the month of December.

Is it on November or in November?

Senior Member

You say “in November” when referring only to the month or “on November 11th” if you mention a specific date. Please note that months are always capitalized.

Is on Easter correct?

“At Easter” is the same as “In the Holy Week” (less often). “On Easter” is the same as “on Easter Sunday”. For the other days of Easter we must specify: on Easter Monday, etc.

Is it on the date or on date?

Senior Member. For a specific date, you need to use on – on July 7, 2009. For a month or a year or a season, use in – in July / in 2009 / in the summer.

Do we use on or in in dates?

English speakers use in to refer to a general, longer period of time, such as months, years, decades, or centuries. For example, we say “in April,” “in 2015” or “in the 21st century.” Moving to shorter, more specific periods of time, we use on to talk about particular days, dates, and holidays .

Do you say on the date or on date?

Use ‘On’ When a Date Comes at the Beginning of a Sentence

First, you should add the word “on” when the day or date comes at the beginning of a sentence. For example, you could say, “Our book club met Monday.” But if you lead with the day, you should say, “ON Monday, our book club met.”

Do we say on or in September?

Preposition: ON

Use1 : The word ‘on’, when talking about time, is for specific dates and days. Some examples are: “He was born on September 24th.”

Do you say in October or on October? If it is a specific date it is (e.g.) on October 15th. If it is the month only it’s in October. If it is a specific date it is (e.g.) on October 15th.