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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
- phrases - Good night or good evening? - English Language Usage . . .
If it's 7:30pm, which of these phrases is correct, Good night or Good evening?
- 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
- Can we use day and night time instead of day and night?
4 Day and night time is not an idiomatic or set phrase (unlike day and night), but it can be used appropriately in certain contexts, particularly in technical ones Here is a relevant usage I've found: The English word day can be used to refer to the time of daylight or to the unit of time that encompasses both day and night time
- At night or In the night - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
What can I say about a thing happened at night? Someone stole my phone at night OR Someone stole my phone in the night Which one is right to say?
- 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"?
- politeness - Should I say have a good night at 5:00 PM? - English . . .
By saying "have a good night", you're wishing them well for the entire remainder of the day, which is more informal than simply saying "see you tomorrow" An alternative would be "have a good evening"
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