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Bookmark or Share- word usage - "Good night" vs "goodnight" (vs "good-night") - English ...Looking at the ngrams of both, good night has a more frequent use. Goodnight has only appeared recently, suggesting that it has been introduced – but is correct to use. I would write "Goodnight, sweetheart" and "Have a good night". I also think that "goodnight" is just a shortened way of saying "have a good night".
- Origin of "good night" - English Language & Usage Stack Exchangemight seem like another possible explanation of "good", but the mention that good bye is influenced by good day and good evening immplies that these were already established, which the entry for good day confirms. good day salutation, late 14c., short for have a good day (c.1200). Good morning is c.1400, gode morwene. Good night, also goodnight ...
- single word requests - Precise names for parts of a day - English ..."Good night" as noted by yourself means to have a good night's sleep, so "Good Evening" is used instead. "Evening" lasts from after Afternoon(4 p.m.) till after sunset, depending on where you live. There is also "Dusk", which could be used for the time right after the sun goes beneath the horizon, and the sky is dim, but not dark.
- phrases - Why is "Good Night!" dismissive - English Language & Usage ..."Good night," on the other hand, tends to be used as a farewell rather than a greeting. To some extent, I suspect this is a psychological matter: even though we often use "night" as a substitute for "evening," I think in general we associate "night" with much later times than "evening," where we're not normally expecting to have company.
- What is an appropriate greeting to use at night time?"Good night" as a greeting was once a feature found almost exclusively in Ireland. In James Joyce's "The Dead", for example, it is used both as greeting: —O, Mr Conroy, said Lily to Gabriel when she opened the door for him, Miss Kate and Miss Julia thought you were never coming. Good night, Mrs Conroy. And as a farewell:
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