Lucy
My question is about the phrase "on a Thursday". Why not use "on Thursdays"? Clearly, from the context, it means every Thursday. They have a training session, right? So why say "on a Thursday" when it is supposed to be every Thursday? It happens every week. Thank you so much!
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On 'a' Thursday does mean 'every' Thursday. In general, 'a/an' can mean 'any' or 'all/every' of something. I wouldn't like to bump into a lion. [any lion] An elephant is bigger than a squirrel. [any or every elephant] Elephants are bigger than squirrels. I like an apple. I like apples. So, a 'something' is often the same as 'somethings'. on a Thursday = every Thursday = on Thursdays
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Hey Lucy, that's a very good question! Katie is referring to a weekly schedule where each day of the week happens once. She is indicating that the session happens once within the context of a week. Just once a week : she clarifies there in one training session per week On a thursday: she highlights that this singular training session happens on thursdays. If she hadn't mentioned 'just once a week' before mentioning Thursday, she would have said 'on thursdays'.
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You are correct the audio could have said . "on Thursday evenings" or "Every Thursday" . Both are the same.But the test and questions are it seems almost obviously listening questions. Not grammar questions.
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Both are correct.
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I would say "Just on Thursdays". "Once a week" is superfluous since Thursdays only happen once a week. If I wanted to insert "once a week", I would say "Just once a week - Thursdays", skipping the prepositions entirely. However, all of your suggestions and also the comments are good alternatives.
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