Here's something I heard tonight: "Steve's preaching Saturday a week."
What she meant was, of course, that Steve is preaching a week from Saturday. This usage is correct and frequent in Australian English. Go figure.
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2 comments:
Are you sure she didn't say "Steve's preaching Saturday week" (no article)? That's the more common usage.
Errrr. Maybe. Yeah. Probably. Oops.
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