
word choice - On the evening Vs. In the evening - English …
Dec 6, 2016 · 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 …
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?
What does the word "evening-in" mean here? - English Language …
May 21, 2020 · 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 …
“On Sunday evening” or “In the Sunday evening”
Here, in the last sentence, I used IN Sunday evening, as we do with “On school vocation”; ON related to vocation, not school. So here IN related to evening, not Sunday.
time - 16:00 o'clock afternoon or 16:00 o'clock evening? - English ...
Dec 25, 2017 · 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 …
Times of the day - English Language Learners Stack Exchange
Apr 19, 2020 · Everything you wrote is correct in some context, even the alternate choices for afternoon, evening and night. The context of latitude and season might make it more likely to …
Good Evening vs Good Night - English Language Learners Stack …
Use "good evening". While it is the end of the work day, there are still things to do (drive home, eat dinner, watch TV, take a bath, ???) before going to sleep. "good night" is better when you …
What word do we use to mean "evening breakfast"?
Mar 20, 2022 · 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"?
word order - Tomorrow evening OR evening tomorrow OR
“In tomorrow evening” is not grammatical, though “tomorrow, in the evening” is. “In” only works with certain time expressions- like general times of day- “in the morning”, “in the daytime”, “in …
"It was in the evening when we arrived." - Why is it wrong? - Cleft ...
Mar 10, 2025 · It's the preposition in that makes the difference here. Note that normally, if in is omitted, the would be as well, but that's just a stylistic choice. It was evening WHEN we …