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17 January
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What is the difference between "In January, friday, monday, etc..." and "On January, friday, monday, etc..." ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
What is the difference between "In January, friday, monday, etc..." and "On January, friday, monday, etc..." ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
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“In january” “in month” “in year” because a month/year is a longer period of time.
“On Friday” “on January seventeenth” because a day is a shorter period of time
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“In january” “in month” “in year” because a month/year is a longer period of time.
“On Friday” “on January seventeenth” because a day is a shorter period of time
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"In" mostly works for months when the number of days are not specified for example "I will come in January" and "On" is used when we mention the date for example; I will come on 1st of January.
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