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  1. At Night or In the Night? - English Language & Usage Stack …

    Aug 7, 2013 · 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 …

  2. Is 'Night an acceptable informal variant of "Good Night"?

    Dec 29, 2016 · 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 …

  3. 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 …

  4. 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?

  5. 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.

  6. What is the category name to describe "day", "night", or "dusk"?

    TimeOfDay: Day TimeOfDay: Night TimeOfDay: Dusk TimeOfDay: Dawn TimeOfDay: Night/Day # (the recording spans both Day and Night) Is there another term to describe "time of day"? Edit: …

  7. Evening and night in English - English Language & Usage Stack …

    Apr 11, 2019 · How exactly are the words 'evening' and 'night' used in English? Are there certain times when evening, and when night, are considered to begin? Do these periods overlap?

  8. word usage - 1 o'clock in the morning OR 1 o'clock at night?

    Sep 8, 2015 · Could you help me on this? In my native language I would speak about the "night" starting from around 11 pm till 4 in the morning. So every time I see an English phrase like "2 …

  9. orthography - Why is "night" spelled with "gh"? - English …

    Jan 26, 2014 · I am not a native speaker, and I find it very interesting that night is written with gh. Why is it spelled this way?

  10. Can we use "day and night time" instead of "day and night"?

    Sep 10, 2024 · 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 …