so the return flight is on Sep. 28th vs so return flight on Sep. 28th
-When you are they leaving?
-They leave on Sep. 21th and they will stay there for a week.
-so the return flight is on Sep. 28th vs so return flight on Sep. 28th

Which of two sentences sound more natural?
Is "the" omissible in this case?
Is "on" omissible in this case?
Tks

Question

so the return flight is on Sep. 28th vs so return flight on Sep. 28th
-When you are they leaving?
-They leave on Sep. 21th and they will stay there for a week.
-so the return flight is on Sep. 28th vs so return flight on Sep. 28th

Which of two sentences sound more natural?
Is "the" omissible in this case? 
Is "on" omissible in this case?
Tks

Answer

You can often miss out the 'on' before days and dates. 'The return flight is Sep 28th' is possible.

You can't miss out the 'the' before 'return flight' in normal English. There might be cases that it is omitted in a 'telegrammese' type conversation, where information about plans is being exchanged quickly in note style, but this isn't standard. In most cases it would be seen as a mistake.

Answer

"The" is not omissible in this case. So we would say:

-They are leaving on Sept. 21st and they will stay there for a week.
-So the return flight is on Sept. 28th.

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