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Hi there

I should have asked this a half an hour or so ago - before I submitted my work.

Is this an error?
Sunday evening, Joe, trying to call Geena in the weekend, not wanting to bother her at work with something he thought was so questionable, kept dialing from time to time and getting a busy signal for almost two hours.

Error 2: Counted:
Explanation: "in the weekend" should be "on the weekend". "
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I don't believe the above is to be considered dialogue, but I am open to other interpretations.

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Jess Pumkin wrote: ↑09 Mar 2023, 13:42 Hi there

I should have asked this a half an hour or so ago - before I submitted my work.

Is this an error?
Sunday evening, Joe, trying to call Geena in the weekend, not wanting to bother her at work with something he thought was so questionable, kept dialing from time to time and getting a busy signal for almost two hours.

Error 2: Counted:
Explanation: "in the weekend" should be "on the weekend". "
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I don't believe the above is to be considered dialogue, but I am open to other interpretations.

Regards
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I would consider that usage as an error. Although we do not need references for counted errors in the PRQ, this reference supports it as an error:
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/gra ... nd-in-time
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Hello there

Thank you for the reference, was very helpful.
So "on the weekend".

What does PRQ mean? Sorry, nube here.

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Jess Pumkin wrote: ↑09 Mar 2023, 22:22 Hello there

Thank you for the reference, was very helpful.
So "on the weekend".

What does PRQ mean? Sorry, nube here.

Regards
Jess
Hi,

That’s the Post-Review Questionnaire, the information we fill out regarding typos, profanity, etc., when submitting the review.
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I found this comment:

"You should use “at the weekend” when writing in British English. You should use “on the weekend” when writing in American English. “In the weekend” is rarely used by either language, and you shouldn’t use it. All of them mean that something happened on a Saturday or Sunday."

https://grammarhow.com/at-the-weekend-o ... e-weekend/

I didn't realise that there was a difference between Br and US English here.
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