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Bookmark or Share- At Night or In the Night? - English Language & Usage Stack ExchangeOne of the earliest usages of "at night" is from Chaucer's works. However, there is one earlier usage listed in OED. The following are the definition of at night and earliest examples from OED: at night: at nightfall, in the evening or night; during the hours of darkness. Freq. designating a specified time.
- Is there a term for the period between midnight and sunrise?@Mitch On a related note, the OED entry for “small hours” gives “the early hours after midnight denoted by the small numbers, one, two, etc.” Interestingly, the 1st citation is from Charles Dickens in 1836: “He invited friends home, who used to come at ten o'clock, and begin to get happy about the small hours.” The 2nd citation ...
- "Good night" or "good evening"? - English Language & Usage Stack ExchangeEven if you are meeting a person at 10 p.m. at night, the first time of the day, you can still greet him/her with "Good morning". This means it's a positive, well wishing statement, that's all. As somebody has pointed out already, when two people part company for the rest of the day, then "Good night" is the correct one. (Any comment, please ...
- meaning - How should "midnight on..." be interpreted? - English ...TL;DR: "Midnight" should only be used where the night is certain or conceptional. Conceptionally the individual night does not matter. In denoting a specific point in time, clarify the night (not just the day) - especially when on a deadline. Colloquial use can be a strong argument if a term stands firm in the language. If you are reading this ...
- word usage - 1 o'clock in the morning OR 1 o'clock at night? - English ...If it is Monday and it becomes 2 a.m., since the light of the sun is no longer visible in the sky then that is the 'Night-of-the-previous-day", so it is 'Monday-Night'. However, one-minute AFTER 'Midnight' is the next "CALENDAR-'DATE", So if Monday is the 3rd of the month then one minute after Midnight is the 4th of the month, but it is STILL ...
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