- word choice - On the evening Vs. In the evening - English Language . . .
The easiest way to explain, I guess, would be to compare in the evening -> time of day vs on the evenings -> date NB: there is no "s" in "in the evening", because it's a time frame not a series of dates
- time - 16:00 oclock afternoon or 16:00 oclock evening? - English . . .
Should I refer to 16:00 o'clock as afternoon or as evening? In winter, when the days are short, and it becomes dark already at this time already in many countries, and therefore it is not clear t
- “On Sunday evening” or “In the Sunday evening”
Sunday evening is a specific day If we were to use "the evening" on its own, it could refer to any evening, and is not therefore a specific day or date I really do wish I could tell you "why" we use on, but it would seem to be a rather arbitrary choice, with no particular logic to it More info here: In, at, on + Time or Date
- the exact time of evening and night [closed]
I wonder what the exact times of the following words are: morning, noon, afternoon, evening, night, mid-night What's the difference between at night and in the night?
- tomorrow morning vs. tomorrows morning - English Language Learners . . .
Tomorrow morning, tomorrow afternoon, tomorrow evening and tomorrow night they all refer to different periods of the day after “today” Whereas the possessive apostrophe is used in: a good night' s sleep (a good night of sleep) The possessive apostrophe replaces "of" and adds an "s" several good night s ' sleep (several good nights of sleep)
- What does the word evening-in mean here? - English Language Learners . . .
The meaning of "evening-in" here is an evening spent at home The claim is that one's evening spent at home will be enhanced by playing the game "Evening-in" won't be in a dictionary, because it's a "nonce word", created in the moment of writing for just that use The writer used a hyphen to make it clear that he intended the collocation to be regarded as a noun, meaning an evening spent at
- When should I say AM PM and when should I say oclock?
My train departs at 4 AM tomorrow Because here, if you say 'o'clock,' the next question will be when? Early morning or in the evening? However, what all I said is just in a general context Special cases always do exist!
- What word do we use to mean evening breakfast?
Usually we use the word "breakfast" in the morning to mean to eat something, but what word do we use to mean "afternoon breakfast" and "evening breakfast"?
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