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I want to perfect this system message the most I can and am over-thinking the use of the proper words.



Is it better to say "Email will be unavailable Saturday 12/29 from 5 PM to 9 PM" or "Email will be unavailable on Saturday 12/29 from 5 PM to 9 PM."



Our client chose the message so I don't want to alter it too much which would make him think his English was bad, but I wish to use the proper way of letting the users know WHEN Email will be unavailable.



So is it 'unavailable Saturday 12/29' or 'unavailable on Saturday 12/29'?










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    I want to perfect this system message the most I can and am over-thinking the use of the proper words.



    Is it better to say "Email will be unavailable Saturday 12/29 from 5 PM to 9 PM" or "Email will be unavailable on Saturday 12/29 from 5 PM to 9 PM."



    Our client chose the message so I don't want to alter it too much which would make him think his English was bad, but I wish to use the proper way of letting the users know WHEN Email will be unavailable.



    So is it 'unavailable Saturday 12/29' or 'unavailable on Saturday 12/29'?










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      I want to perfect this system message the most I can and am over-thinking the use of the proper words.



      Is it better to say "Email will be unavailable Saturday 12/29 from 5 PM to 9 PM" or "Email will be unavailable on Saturday 12/29 from 5 PM to 9 PM."



      Our client chose the message so I don't want to alter it too much which would make him think his English was bad, but I wish to use the proper way of letting the users know WHEN Email will be unavailable.



      So is it 'unavailable Saturday 12/29' or 'unavailable on Saturday 12/29'?










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      I want to perfect this system message the most I can and am over-thinking the use of the proper words.



      Is it better to say "Email will be unavailable Saturday 12/29 from 5 PM to 9 PM" or "Email will be unavailable on Saturday 12/29 from 5 PM to 9 PM."



      Our client chose the message so I don't want to alter it too much which would make him think his English was bad, but I wish to use the proper way of letting the users know WHEN Email will be unavailable.



      So is it 'unavailable Saturday 12/29' or 'unavailable on Saturday 12/29'?







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          Depending on the context, you may need to alter the email part.



          For the sentence part, the correct way is:




          Email will be unavailable on Saturday 12/29 from 5PM to 9PM




          Usually when talking about days of the week, we say we are on this day.





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            Depending on the context, you may need to alter the email part.



            For the sentence part, the correct way is:




            Email will be unavailable on Saturday 12/29 from 5PM to 9PM




            Usually when talking about days of the week, we say we are on this day.





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              Depending on the context, you may need to alter the email part.



              For the sentence part, the correct way is:




              Email will be unavailable on Saturday 12/29 from 5PM to 9PM




              Usually when talking about days of the week, we say we are on this day.





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                Depending on the context, you may need to alter the email part.



                For the sentence part, the correct way is:




                Email will be unavailable on Saturday 12/29 from 5PM to 9PM




                Usually when talking about days of the week, we say we are on this day.





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                Depending on the context, you may need to alter the email part.



                For the sentence part, the correct way is:




                Email will be unavailable on Saturday 12/29 from 5PM to 9PM




                Usually when talking about days of the week, we say we are on this day.






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