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At Night or In the Night? - English Language Usage Stack Exchange 1 The origin of "at night" to indicate a point of time and the usage of prepositions "in" and"at" In olden times, when the time expression "at night" was originated, night might have been thought as a point of time in the day because there wasn't any activity going on and people were sleeping that time unlike daytime
Is Night an acceptable informal variant of Good Night? The spoken use of "night" as an informal, familiar version of "good night" (wishing one a restful sleep) is common, but I'm not sure what the proper written equivalent is - if there is one
Why do we say last night and not yesterday night? As from object, is there a rational reason for saying "last night" rather than "yesterday night", though you would say "yesterday morning" and "yesterday afternoon"?
What is an appropriate greeting to use at night time? “Good night” or “good evening”? I am in the process of creating a software application which displays a greeting to users based on the time of day I have come to a blank on what to display to the user when it is late at night 'Good night, [user's name]' just doesn't seem right So, what is an appropriate greeting to use at night time?
word usage - 1 oclock in the morning OR 1 oclock at night? - English . . . Do you think '2 o'clock in the morning' might somehow actually mean '2 o'clock in the afternoon', as that's the only alternative? I suppose I can see your point if someone says '11 o'clock at night' for 11pm, but again, unless you're above the arctic circle, the distinction with '11 o'clock in the morning', or any normal representation of 11am, is surely clear
How do people greet each other when in different time zones? I was puzzled by your question, then I worked out that you mean 'How do you greet a person who is in a different time zone from yours?' I suppose, if you know what time it is where they are, you use the greeting appropriate for them
grammar - Which one is correct? the last or last - English Language . . . "last Saturday" means the previous Saturday, the one before we are talking "the last Saturday" means the final Saturday in a period of time So "The last Saturday in November" is perfectly correct So is "I haven't read a book since last Saturday"; but also "I haven't read a book since the last Saturday of November" "the last Saturday" without a qualification would mean the final Saturday of
What is the origin of the phrase Top of the morning to you? The phrase is Irish in origin but now very rarely used in Ireland (except as a sterotypical "Irishism") It simply means "the best of the morning to you" - perhaps from the idea of unhomogenised milk, where the cream rises to the top An appropriate response might be a simple "thank you" although the traditional response would be "And the rest of the day to yourself " Terrible attempts at
meaning - Is the usage of “night and day” as “completely different . . . Similar to day and night, except it implies an improvement of the situation rather than a deterioration So my question: Is the usage of ‘night and day” in the meaning of “completely different” popular, or still on the sideline? Because I don’t find it in any of Cambridge Oxford Merriam –Webster English Dictinoary