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On the middle of September she is going on maternity leave.
In the middle of September she is going on maternity leave.
in the middle of (NOT on): ‘The cat dropped the mouse right in the middle of the kitchen floor.’
‘What do we do if the fire alarm starts ringing in the middle of an examination?’
Middle Age
The history of the town dates back to the Middle Age.
The history of the town dates back to the Middle Ages.
middle age = the period in a person’s life between youth and old age: ‘People who live this type of
life are lucky if they reach middle age.’
Middle Ages = the period in European history from about 1100 to 1500 AD: ‘Life in the Middle
Ages was very simple.’
middle age
Sitting next to me was a middle age man, probably about forty.
Sitting next to me was a middle-aged man, probably about forty.
The Rolling Stones are all middle-age now.
The Rolling Stones are all middle-aged now.
The adjective is middle-aged (WITH -d): ‘They would prefer a middle-aged woman to a young girl.’
Middle East
Arabic is spoken all over Middle East.
Arabic is spoken all over the Middle East.
the Middle East, the Far East (WITH the): ‘Bahrain is in the Middle East.’
midnight
Her plane is due to land in about midnight.
Her plane is due to land at about midnight.
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