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On the day vs on the date

Both phrases are correct, but they're used in different contexts. 'On the day' is used to refer to a specific day without specifying the date, while 'on the date' is used to refer to a specific calendar date.

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Last updated: October 09, 2024 • 14688 views

On the day

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to refer to a specific day without specifying the date. It is often used in contexts where the exact date is not important.

Examples:

We will meet on the day of the event.
On the day of the wedding, everything went smoothly.
She always forgets her keys on the day she has an important meeting.
On the day of the exam, I was feeling very nervous.
The concert is scheduled to take place on the day after tomorrow.

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On the day of the crash, we argued.
On the day he received his sailing papers... Jim's class proved it was shipshape.
On the day that Kana disappeared...
On the day of my husband's passing.
On the day of your daughter's wedding.
On the day she's found dead in it.
On the day he presented it, I congratulated him.
On the day Owen died, Greg knew the routine.
On the day Sergeant Kelsey Blake was shot, you...
On the day of the scheduled meeting, I tried...
On the day my father promised to return... my mother started waiting at dawn.
On the day the letters were sent, he had pick-ups in Thame, Kidlington...
On the day! took control.
On the day she left, she must have done something.
On the day of the concert, Clara and Frank disappear.
On the day of Curtis's funeral Atlantic Records closed their offices.
On the day that Robin Williams committed suicide, people flooded hotlines all over this country.
On the day he was killed, Buckley did something unusual.
On the day before egg retrieval, the culture medium is prepared.
On the day before Pearl Harbor the Farmer family Watanabe is slit ritually.

Alternatives:

on that day
during the day
at the time
on the occasion
on the specific day

on the date

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to refer to a specific calendar date. It is often used in contexts where the exact date is important.

Examples:

The meeting is scheduled for 10 a.m. on the date of the 15th.
Please remember to submit your report on the date specified.
The deadline for submissions is on the date of the 20th.
The event will take place on the date of his birthday.
We will celebrate our anniversary on the date of our first meeting.

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Exchange rate on the date of notification: EUR/PLN 3,7107.
Reference rate applicable for Poland on the date of notification: 5,94 %.
The amendment shall take effect on the date of the last signature below.
The transfer should take effect on the date of registration in the host Member State.
Other revenue is booked at the rates applying on the date of receipt.
They all blame it on the date of my birth, August 15, 1945.
Reference to the list shall be made on the date of application.
Protection shall start on the date of authorisation in each Member State.
The eligibility of expenditure shall begin on the date referred to in paragraph 1.
Decision 97/16/EC shall be repealed on the date the Employment and Labour Market Committee ceases to exist.
Decisions 84/90/EEC and 90/442/EEC are repealed on the date referred to in Article 3.
Any difficulty to supervise the environmental verifier on the date communicated shall be adequately justified.
This calculated in-quota quantity shall be made available on the date this Agreement enters into force.
This Agreement shall come into force on the date of the second notification.
It is important that the directive enter into force on the date scheduled.
It shall cease to apply on the date on which the instrument establishing Eurojust takes effect.
So, based on the date of your last period and average cycle length, you're five weeks, two days along.
The first transmission shall relate to national prudential provisions which are in force on the date this Regulation enters into force.
This Decision should cease to apply on the date on which general rules on tax advantages for shore-side electricity become applicable by way of a future legislative act of the Union.
Suspension shall take effect on the date when the Managing Authority notifies the EIF thereof.

Alternatives:

on that date
on the specified date
on the particular date
on the specific date
on the chosen date

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