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Thread #132499 Message #4175165
Posted By: Lighter
21-Jun-23 - 10:20 AM
Thread Name: BS: Language Pet Peeves
Subject: RE: BS: Language Pet Peeves
"Is" commonly designates "the day of" - as should be pretty obvious. ("Is today the exam?")
Those who assume, extralinguisticly, that the whole day is the solstice are just misinformed.
Their command of everyday English, however, is fine.