Every weekday

[ilydork]

Just confirming..I'm suddenly confused
Does "I go swimming every weekday" mean every day of the week except Sat+Sun? Thank you.

 

[Copyright]

To some people it will. The dictionaries I just checked indicate that weekday is every day of the week except Sunday -- or Saturday and Sunday. So it's variable depending on the source you consult.

If it's important to be precise, you should use other words to make your meaning clear.

 

[ilydork]

So if I want to say I go swimming every day of the week except Sat&Sun, what would be the precise way to say it?

 

[Copyright]

I swim every day of the week except Saturday and Sunday is one way.

Or, I swim every weekday and take Saturday and Sunday off.
Or, I swim five times a week... on weekdays.

 

[ilydork]

Could this also work:
I go swimming every day from Monday to Friday.

 

[Copyright]

Sure, that's fine... I knew you could find a way.

You can also leave out "every day from," if you like.

 

[Pertinax]

Could this also work:
I go swimming every day from Monday to Friday.

Yes, that is quite clear.

I might add that weekday might be totally unambiguous in a given context. For example, in Australia no one would take Saturday as a weekday, and you might properly say that you swim every weekday.

 

[ilydork]

Thank you!

 

[Rover_KE]

My first reaction was the same as Pertinax's.

None of the people I know would ever think of Saturday as a weekday.

However, Copyright's advice can't be faulted.

Rover