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Is it impossible to say "I am busy on every Monday" ?

I was told that it's not a grammatically correct sentence.

Someone said "I am busy every Monday" is correct.

Is it true?

Why can't I use "On" in front of "Every Monday" ?

Best Answer

"On every" is not a normal idiomatic phrase in English. As with most idioms, there's no "why" other than "that's how people talk".

Basically you have to use one or the other, either "on Mondays" or "every Monday". These have almost the same meaning:

I play tennis on Mondays (When I play tennis, it's on a Monday, and not usually any other day)

I play tennis every Monday (I always play tennis on Monday, and possibly other days as well)

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