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If someone asks "What day are you leaving?", would it be grammatically correct to answer with "On the 8th April." for example? Or does it have to be "On Monday."?

Best Answer

This is a question of what's technically correct versus what's commonly used.

Common usage:

What day are you leaving? Monday / next Monday / On the 8th of April.

No one really asks "On what date are you leaving?' even though it's technically correct.

Technically correct:

What day are you leaving? Answer should be a day of the week

What date are you leaving on? The 8th of April.

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