At Night or In the Night? - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
Mar 13, 2015 · 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.
At night or In the night - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
Aug 22, 2020 · 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?
When is afternoon? When is evening? When is night? Is there …
Apr 26, 2020 · I'm a beginner here, and I have a question about the evening/night meal, and this is my first question. It's evening. The family is eating dinner. From when until when is it considered to be "ev...
nouns - Can "nighttime" be used instead of "night-time"? - English ...
I forgot where but I saw the word "night-time" written like "nighttime". Now is that correct or accepted? Can it be written as a single word? I am specifically concerned about British usage. I did
How do people greet each other when in different time zones?
Mar 27, 2020 · 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.
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).
What's 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.
Why do we say "last night" and not "yesterday night"?
Mar 9, 2011 · 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"?
On this night vs In this night - English Language & Usage Stack …
Dec 3, 2021 · In this night of wonder or On this night of wonder, which is correct? The full context is God from heav’nly splendour Comes to earth below; In/On this night of wonder, The world is all aglow.
punctuation - With the phrase "good night" do you have to use an ...
Feb 24, 2011 · Am I actually contracting the phrase by omitting "good" from it, hence the need for the use of an apostrophe?