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I was born on January vs I was born in January

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'I was born on January' is not a common expression in English. 'I was born in January' is the more commonly used and correct phrase to indicate the month of birth.

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I was born on January

This phrase is not commonly used in English to indicate the month of birth.

The preposition 'on' is not typically used before the name of a month when referring to someone's birth month. It is more common to use 'in' to indicate the month of birth.
  • Jun 4, 2017 ... I was born in January 1960. I was born on 20 January, 1960. (Or in the US: I was born on January 20, 1960) I was born at 6:32 a.m., 20 ...
  • When I was born on January 22nd at @northsidehosp I was a @braves fan. Always will be. Hank Aaron, you're a legend & an icon. I know you're already up...
  • Aug 9, 2024 ... I was born on January 12th, 1927, in Bayside, Long Island, New York, and grew up there as the youngest of 3 brothers. I attended grammar and ...
  • I was born on January 4, 1990, by C-Section. My mother, Minnie, never held me – never even saw me. The humans just cut me out of her and took me away. My ...
  • Dec 27, 2021 ... I would like to ask how to write and read a birthday in British and American English? For example; I was born on January 1st, 1991.
  • I was born on January 28, 2003, to my mother Gogi, and father Garfield. I was born at Save the Chimps due to a failed vasectomy. As a Sanctuary…
  • Feb 6, 2019 ... I was born on January 20, 1947 to the late Harry and Rebecca Smith in Monroeville, Pennsylvania. I was the youngest of five siblings and graduated from Gateway ...
  • I was born on January 14, 1992, at the Coulston Foundation (TCF), a biomedical research lab in Alamogordo, NM. My mother, Jody, is now a resident of ...
  • Jun 8, 2020 ... ... Upvote 1. Downvote Award Share. u/ikurauta avatar · ikurauta. • 4y ago •. Ha ha i was born on january second. Upvote 1. Downvote Award Share.

Alternatives:

  • I was born in January

I was born in January

This phrase is the correct and commonly used way to indicate the month of birth.

When referring to the month of birth, it is correct to use the preposition 'in' followed by the month, such as 'in January.'
  • Jun 4, 2017 ... I was born in January of 1960. I was born in January 1960. I was born on 20 January, 1960. (Or in the US: I was born on January 20, 1960)
  • Sep 8, 2024 ... 10 votes, 50 comments. I was born in January 2010 and I don't know what generation I'm in. I don't feel like I'm a gen alpha kid as I didn't ...
  • Mar 30, 2019 ... If I was born in January of 1997 does than make me only a year younger than the people born in 1995? Depends on when in 1995 people were ...
  • Jul 1, 2023 ... IDK I just went back in time and convinced my parents to conceive me a few months earlier so that I was born in January, well either that or ...
  • Mar 22, 2019 ... Q: I was born in January 2008. Am I technically born on January 2007 because they say that there was no year 0 in the calendar? If you were born ...
  • Mar 13, 2018 ... My name is Peyton Kelly and I was born in January with an incomplete unilateral cleft lip and alveolar ridge. I am already a little ball of energy and never ...
  • May 16, 2024 ... ... I was born in January of 66. She never told him about me. To remove her shame, I was whisked away to a new family and they were told I was a ...
  • ... I was born in January, and that there was a full moon around the time of my birth. My face graced the halls of the Richland Park Government School, and the ...
  • Mar 1, 2023 ... I was born in January 1978. That makes me 45 years old. And I say today, with confidence and no equivalence, that 2023 is the best year to ...
  • May 11, 2021 ... Originally Answered: I was born in January 2004. Am I considered as a 2000s kid? ·. Okay so here is what people think: 1997- early 2000s kid.

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  • I was born in January

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