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Tuesday, May 4, 2010

quicko: a week

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:

  1. UnknownMay 4, 2010 at 10:50 PM

    Are you sure she didn't say "Steve's preaching Saturday week" (no article)? That's the more common usage.

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  2. KIMMay 4, 2010 at 11:24 PM

    Errrr. Maybe. Yeah. Probably. Oops.

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