I don't understand this correction
I had to write an E-mail in my exam and my teacher corrected me something I don't get.
This is part of the writing:
I think I'm going to pay you a visit by the time I finish with some school exams. So, what do you think about going in September 15th?
Must dash now. Hope to see you soon!
Love,
Lucy.
She marked me "GOING IN SEPTEMBER" as wrong and put "GOING ON SEPTEMBER" instead.
Isn't "in + months/season" the form I must use?
5 Answers
Just to add to the excellent answer provided by Leslie if you had a specific time you would use AT. So you could write
I will see you ON the 15th AT 2:00 IN September - OK but a little strange, more common would be:
I will see you AT 2:00 ON the 15th OF September
or as you wrote:
I will see you AT 2:00 ON September 15th
Hi Lucyinthesky
I agree with Leslie. If you are doing something on a specific date it is 'on'...I'm going to the cinema on September the 10th...but if you don't specify a date it is 'in'...My birthday is in September. Sorry but your Teacher was right.
I wouldn't worry about it though. If you said what you wrote you would be understood perfectly.
trumpetnut
Now that you say it, it sounds obvious, I didn't realise before.
Thanks a lot! :)
Leslie,
Your explanation is superb.
Te felicito y estoy completamente de acuerdo.
D
I hope I can explain this, but the difference is:
What do you think about going IN September?
vs.
What do you think about going ON September 15th?
When you mention a date, it is ON that date. When you are just talking about the month, it is IN the month.
Leslie
