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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?
single word requests - Precise names for parts of a day - English . . . The set of words that refers to the sky is: dawn (sky is getting light), sunrise (exactly when the sun is first visible), day or daytime (between sunrise and sunset), sunset (exactly when the sun is last visible), dusk (sky is getting dark), night or nighttime (sky is dark)
Whats the difference between “by night” and “at night”? The expression by night is typically used to contrast someone's nighttime activities to their daytime activities, especially when the nighttime activities are unusual or unexpected
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
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
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
Is there a term for the period between midnight and sunrise? 0 Perhaps dawn is what you are looking for? It's the period after night, and just before sunrise, the beginning of morning twilight It's recognized by the presence of weak sunlight, when the sun is still below horizon There are also more technical definitions of dawn, available at Wikipedia
Is the expression yesterday afternoon correct? Is it proper to use the following expressions I started to London yesterday afternoon I started to London yesterday morning I ask because it is supposedly correct to say 'last night' Why don't