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on my birthday vs at my birthday

The correct phrase is 'on my birthday.' 'On' is the correct preposition to indicate the specific day when someone's birthday occurs.
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Last updated: January 12, 2025 • 7878 views

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

"on my birthday"

Use 'on my birthday' to refer to the specific day when someone's birthday occurs.

Examples:

  • I received many gifts on my birthday.
  • We had a party on my birthday.
  • What are you planning to do on your birthday?
  • I always feel special on my birthday.
  • On my birthday, I like to spend time with my family.
  • Jun 10, 2011 ... Hello, Do you say "on my birthday" or "at my birthday". Apparently you can say both. In which context do you use "on" and "at"? Many thanks.
  • Apr 13, 2015 ... Archived post. Join. Options. Report. Should I go to school on my birthday tomorrow? or just stay home? Upvote 26. Downvote 28 Go to comments
  • Jul 27, 2023 ... Got too drunk on my birthday now it's the second day which is still my birthday btw.. I am praying to god that this monster is able to give ...
  • Nov 22, 2023 ... My boyfriend and our circle of friends pranked me on my birthday and I ghosted them because of it. Throwaway because my coworkers know about ...
  • Mar 5, 2019 ... To my Mother on my Birthday: Hi, Mom! Today is my birthday, but you already know that. Without you, celebrating just doesn't seem right. I need ...
  • Mar 25, 2021 ... Sharing a laugh with Arne Sorenson during a filming session in 2010. He will be missed. Missing My Friend on My Birthday.
  • On My Birthday, A Wish for My Mother. by JOHN CALDERAZZO • July 8, 2010No Comments. (6)-Birthday Over these still-unlit Colorado foothills, I watch a single ...
  • Sep 29, 2015 ... I generally have never faced issues working on my birthday. And I always feel rather than just spending the day just like that I should end up ...
  • May 23, 2024 ... Buckle up! On my birthday I am compelled to discuss my thoughts on healing, forgiveness (spoiler alert: I don't believe in it!)

This phrase is not correct in this context.

"at my birthday"

  • Jun 10, 2011 ... Hello, Do you say "on my birthday" or "at my birthday". Apparently you can say both. In which context do you use "on" and "at"? Many thanks.
  • Sep 23, 2020 ... Synonym for at my birthday I wouldn't say "at my birthday" unless birthday was used as an adjective there. It's either something like "I'll ...
  • Oct 2, 2010 ... In an english grammar book I see the following phrase: "My aunt always comes to our house at my birthday." Does the use of the preposition "at" ...
  • Apr 29, 2017 ... With Nancy & Paul Pelosi at my birthday party this week. Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Entertainment.
  • Jan 26, 2022 ... I told them that what they said was hurtful, and particularly inappropriate since they were doing it at my birthday party after I had spent ...
  • Oct 15, 2024 ... AT MY BIRTHDAY PARTY, MY EX-HUSBAND'S FRIEND SAID I SHOULD DROP MY LAST NAME I divorced my ex-husband, Greg, two years ago after nearly 30 ...
  • Jul 30, 2024 ... 39 votes, 36 comments. My ex (22M) proposed to my friend (21F) at my birthday party. What do I do? Two days ago I (21F) turned, well, 21.
  • Dec 4, 2015 ... Part II: “No Blacks are Allowed at My Birthday Party” ... I know what it feels like to be called “N word”; I know the hurt of being told “no ...
  • Jul 5, 2018 ... So the cops showed up at my birthday party last night. Jason Allen Vanier and 192 others. 󰤥 193. 󰤦 11. 󰤧. Jeremy Paul Belknap. Im sorry for ...
  • Twisting at my birthday party, New York City 1980 [from The Ballad of Sexual Dependency]. Creation date. 1980. Materials. Cibachrome print. Dimensions. paper ...

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