why "debut juillet"

Carl C.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

why "debut juillet"

Why just "debut juillet" instead "au debut de juillet"?  Apparently I can't submit this question without more detail.  I don't know how much detail I can give.  It's a simple question

Asked 3 weeks ago
Maarten K.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor Correct answer

Carl, 

In the exercise, there are multiple possible responses noted, and other combinations are also possible.

Examples with ‘ au début de juillet ‘ and ‘ début juillet ‘ are given. Both are in usage, but in everyday speech it is quite colloquial to just say ‘ début juillet (mois/année etc) ‘. 

See Larousse (under ‘Expressions’) and wordreference links below :

 https://www.larousse.fr/dictionnaires/francais/d%C3%A9but/21948

 

 https://www.wordreference.com/fren/d%C3%A9but

 

CécileKwiziq Native French Teacher

Hi Carl,

Just to add to what Maarten has said, please take a look at my answer to a similar question -

fin janvier

Hope it helps!

Carl C. asked:

why "debut juillet"

Why just "debut juillet" instead "au debut de juillet"?  Apparently I can't submit this question without more detail.  I don't know how much detail I can give.  It's a simple question

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