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I'd say you can leave "on" out.
However, to be certain of grammatical correctness, I suggest that you replace "the day before yesterday" with "two days ago".
They mean exactly the same thing, and with "two days ago" there is no ambiguity concerning the placement of the preposition -- you do not use it.
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| #3 (permalink) Sun Apr 24, 2011 5:24 am the day before yesterday |
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| There's a rare word called "Nudiustertian" which means the day before yesterday. I believe it's not suitable for that case. But, for other cases, it may do. I can't give you an example because I just discovered it today and it's hard to form a sentence with it. So, I hope it may help out, guys! |
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| #4 (permalink) Sun Apr 24, 2011 9:05 am the day before yesterday |
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| PatrickMendez wrote: |
| There's a rare word called "Nudiustertian" which means the day before yesterday. I believe it's not suitable for that case. But, for other cases, it may do. I can't give you an example because I just discovered it today and it's hard to form a sentence with it. So, I hope it may help out, guys! |
'Rare' is an understatement. If you used it no one would understand what you were saying, so I wouldn't worry about it!
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| #5 (permalink) Sun Apr 24, 2011 9:10 am Re: the day before yesterday |
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| Liza wrote: |
Hi Everyone,
Could you tell me if 'on' is needed before 'the day before yesterday'?
e.g. :
I went there on the day before yesterday.
or
I went there the day before yesterday.
Thanks,
Bye
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Prezbucky may find this ambiguous, but it would be a valid, clear explanation of the day in the UK.
If the speaker says that on a Sunday, yesterday would be Saturday -- the day before (no 'on') yesterday would be Friday.
Apply the same logic to other days of the week.
I would actually find 'two days ago' far more ambiguous.
I wouldn't be sure without asking whether 'two days ago' included 'today' or not.
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