Ce jour-là

Question

The answer in the quiz was ce jour-là and I was marked wrong for putting cette journée-là. In the lesson it states one should use an rather than année in these expressions. Is it the same rule for jour/journée? If so it might be helpful to add it to the lesson examples. Also is there a general lesson on when to use jour or journée? Thank you.

Accepted Answer

Hi Steve, 
The one exception to the rule is an when you use 'année' instead of 'an'. 
cette année-là = that year 
and it is because if you try to say it, it sounds like sept ans which can be confusing 
But, jour, soir, matin, do follow the same rule -

ce jour-là
ce matin-là
ce soir-là

This is the Kwiziq lesson to explain when to use jour or journée in normal circumstances:
Using an/année, matin/matinée, jour/journée, soir/soirée : time unit vs duration
Hope this helps!