The week starting on (2025)

Hi,

Context: I was asked when easter would easter for me and I said "the week starting on the 19th" to express the idea that it will start on the 19th.

Have I used it right and does it mean the same as 'the week that starts on the 19th'

We say: the week of the 19th = the week that

the 19th of the month

Edit: I meant to say that the week of the 19th = the week that includes the 19th of the month

bwac14 said:

We say: the week of the 19th = the week that starts on the 19th of the month

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How about 'the week beginning on the 19th'?

I changed my previous post because I made a mistake.

You could say: "the week beginning on the 19th" and "the week that starts on the 19th" but they're not very idiomatic.

Whether the 19th is the first day of the week or not, using "the week of the 19th" will refer to the same week and it's what I would use.

bwac14 said:

I changed my previous post because I made a mistake.

You could say: "the week beginning on the 19th" and "the week that starts on the 19th" but they're not very idiomatic.

Whether the 19th is the first day of the week or not, using "the week of the 19th" will refer to the same week and it's what I would use.

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Thank you!

Uncle Jack said:

I would say "the week beginning the nineteenth", but "the week starting the nineteenth" would be fine. Except that I don't see how this fits with Easter. We usually refer to Easter as being just one day, a Sunday, when the Resurrection is celebrated, so mentioning the previous Monday makes very little sense. Alternatively, it might be the period from Friday to Sunday (or Friday to Monday in Britain, since the Monday after Easter is a public holiday), which make referring to the preceding Monday equally nonsensical. Finally, there is Easter Week, but in the Western Church this begins on Palm Sunday, the Sunday before Easter Day, so once again it makes no sense to refer to a Monday.

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Hi, so there is no need for the preposition 'on' then? (the week beginning on the nineteenth)?

bwac14 said:

Whether the 19th is the first day of the week or not, using "the week of the 19th" will refer to the same week and it's what I would use.

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I would only use it if the 19th were the Monday of that week.
If the 19th is the Wednesday, I would say “the week of the 17th.”

elroy said:

I would only use it if the 19th were the Monday of that week.
If the 19th is the Wednesday, I would say “the week of the 17th.”

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Thank you, elroy