Where is it appropriate to insert the definite article in a date? For example, how would I say that something will be delivered on Thursday, the 9th of July?
For example, are the following sentences idiomatic? I have placed the words I am unsure about in uppercase.
Something will be delivered THE Thursday THE 09/07
We will complete this task THE Monday THE 01/08.
Best Answer
In general, when referring to a date without a year, there are two common approaches
In general, when referring to a weekday without further modifier, the is not used
However, when you are referring to a particular day of the week, but indicating which one of the many possible instances of that day by adding a modifying phrase, the often (but not always) precedes the day
When you combine a reference to a date with a reference to the weekday that date falls on, the weekday is not usually further defined, so