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for second days vs for a second days

The correct phrase is "for a second day." The use of the article 'a' before 'second day' is necessary to make the phrase grammatically correct.

Last updated: March 29, 2024 • 748 views

for second days

This phrase is not correct in English. The article 'a' is needed before 'second day.'

Incorrect. The correct phrase should be 'for a second day.'
  • I'm sleeping there for the second day now.
  • President continued his convalescence resting in the White House for the second day.
  • Angry protesters clashed with police for a second day in the Sudanese capital of Khartoum.
  • 3.5 million people in the Greater Seattle Area are without cell phone communication for a second day.
  • We have been confirmed for Festeroo- second day, third stage, opening slot.
  • The Foreign Ministry remains shuttered for a second day as evidence mounts that the insurgents may have used at least some part of their long-rumored biological weapons stockpile in the course of last night's incursion.
  • The weather report for the second day of screenwriting promised north-easterly winds and the first frost of winter.
  • Not bad for your second day of work, is it?
  • It just clicked for him on that second day.
  • So you talked about me on TV for the second day in a row accidentally?
  • He's been at Nadia's practice session for the second consecutive day.
  • Ella actually gets to see you for 30 seconds a day.
  • I want to thank the Presidency, not only for the first day but also for the second day, because the conclusion of the second day was that this European Union is not about market societies.
  • I heard she sleeps for only three seconds a day.
  • So, for thirty seconds each day, we all pretend we're buddies.
  • Markets dropped for a second straight day, with reports of sabotage hitting American-owned pipelines and refineries worldwide.
  • We will also at that summit welcome - and welcome for the last time - President Mandela who will be joining the Heads of Europe for lunch on the second day of the summit.
  • You'll be with your precious angels who you run for every second of the day.
  • The second timezone for a Day View
  • BEIJING - On October 26, the renminbi's spot exchange rate against the US dollar reached the upper limit of its floating range for the second consecutive trading day.

for a second days

This phrase is not correct in English. The use of 'days' is incorrect; it should be singular ('day').

Incorrect. The correct phrase should be 'for a second day.'
  • Angry protesters clashed with police for a second day in the Sudanese capital of Khartoum.
  • 3.5 million people in the Greater Seattle Area are without cell phone communication for a second day.
  • The Foreign Ministry remains shuttered for a second day as evidence mounts that the insurgents may have used at least some part of their long-rumored biological weapons stockpile in the course of last night's incursion.
  • Markets dropped for a second straight day, with reports of sabotage hitting American-owned pipelines and refineries worldwide.
  • Think for a second about how this day has gone for you people.
  • having regard to the sit-in protest for a second consecutive day by reformist Members of Parliament at the legislature,
  • I'd like for us to imagine for a second - imagine a day when you have everyone coming together from around the world.
  • Ella actually gets to see you for 30 seconds a day.
  • I heard she sleeps for only three seconds a day.
  • But with a second day in the Thomas Howard house...
  • Probably last is the second day at college.
  • The second day I swallowed toothpaste.
  • Second day, you pay me for two days.
  • I'm sleeping there for the second day now.
  • The second day I repainted it all green.
  • The Creator formed us on the second day.
  • It's the second day that this Afghan is riding.
  • It just clicked for him on that second day.
  • What happened the second day was nothing short of a miracle.
  • It's always the second day.

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