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Hi, I �ve been using the words "odd days" and "even days" for years to refer to every other day of a week.For example I �d call Saturday, Monday and Wednesday "even days" and Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday "odd days". But yesterday a friend of mine claimed that there isn �t such words as "even or odd days" in English. I checked my Dictionary (Oxford Advanced Learner �s) and found some instances of "odd" and "even" with numbers and not wth weekdays. I really need some help to see whether it is possible to use such words in English and if they are commonly used in spoken English or not. If not, what words are being used? Thank you in advance, |
4 Jul 2016
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ueslteacher
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As far as I know, you can use the term in reference to the odd and even days of the month, not week. |
4 Jul 2016
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yanogator
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That �s right. We don �t have odd and even days of the week, because only numbers are even and odd, and the days aren �t numbered. Bruce |
4 Jul 2016
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ldeloresmoore
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If you are looking for a way to describe frequency, you can say -- every other day, every three days, etc. Or three times a week, twice a week, etc. For more specific, you need to state the days. For example: "I teach Business English on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday". -- I �d say this if someone wanted to know my exact schedule. "I teach Business English three times a week" -- I �d say this if someone just wanted to know how often I teach Business English Hope this helps. |
4 Jul 2016
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