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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. 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?

  3. 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 …

  4. 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 …

  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 an appropriate greeting to use at night time?

    Jan 21, 2013 · “Good night” or “good evening”? I am in the process of creating a software application which displays a greeting to users based on the time of day. I have come to a …

  7. 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 …

  8. Usage of "last evening" - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    I have heard my friend say yesterday evening or yesterday night. I tell her it's last evening or last night. While she may be correct in that it is the night of yesterday, why is it then called last

  9. 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?

  10. meaning - Is the usage of “night and day” as “completely different ...

    Jan 1, 2014 · Similar to day and night, except it implies an improvement of the situation rather than a deterioration. So my question: Is the usage of ‘night and day” in the meaning of …