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Sometimes OF a fine Sunday afternoon she would put on her best dress, a pair of stout boots, a large grey hat trimmed with a black feather (I’ve seen her in that finery), seize an absurdly slender parasol, climb over two stiles, tramp over three fields and along two hundred yards of road—never further. (from Amy Foster by Joseph Conrad)
Why does it use “of” instead of “on” here? Is this usage of “of” outdated or common today?
—> Sometimes on a fine Sunday afternoon she would put on her best dress,…
I’d appreciate it if you could help me. Thank you very much!
Sometimes OF a fine Sunday afternoon she would put on her best dress, a pair of stout boots, a large grey hat trimmed with a black feather (I’ve seen her in that finery), seize an absurdly slender parasol, climb over two stiles, tramp over three fields and along two hundred yards of road—never further. (from Amy Foster by Joseph Conrad)
Why does it use “of” instead of “on” here? Is this usage of “of” outdated or common today?
—> Sometimes on a fine Sunday afternoon she would put on her best dress,…
I’d appreciate it if you could help me. Thank you very much!
Why does it use “of” instead of “on” here? Is this usage of “of” outdated or common today?
—> Sometimes on a fine Sunday afternoon she would put on her best dress,…
I’d appreciate it if you could help me. Thank you very much!
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Yes, you are right. We would say "Sometimes, on a fine Sunday afternoon".
You would use "times of" when saying something like "in times of need".
It seems like the author has combined "sometimes" and "in times of" to mean "in those days that we would sometimes have a fine Sunday", but I don't really see the point. Maybe I should read more literature.
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Yes, you are right. We would say "Sometimes, on a fine Sunday afternoon".
You would use "times of" when saying something like "in times of need".
It seems like the author has combined "sometimes" and "in times of" to mean "in those days that we would sometimes have a fine Sunday", but I don't really see the point. Maybe I should read more literature.
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It’s more common to use ON but OF is ok. We often say ‘of an evening’. I like to watch TV of an evening.
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