Mar 13, 2015 · The same with in the night, if someone said that you would think of any time between the hours of 8pm and 6am, or thereabouts. However, at night generally means the specific time between when night begins and when you go to sleep, let's say between 8pm and 10pm. It's similar with other specific times of day, such as at midnight or at noon.

Jan 21, 2013 · "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:

Sep 8, 2015 · 'Night' is defined as: "The period of time between 'Evening' and 'Dawn' ". People tend to get confused at the difference between the terms 'DAY' and 'DATE'. 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'.

Jan 1, 2014 · Google "like night and day" and you'll see the option for idiom. completely different: On snooping disclosures, AT&T and Internet companies are like night and day. -pcworld Bar Sue and the London Plane Are Like Night and Day: Two Reviews -DC newspaper . Interestingly, "like night and day" gave me hits for many of the dictionaries you listed.

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 is one. I have always used 'Night with an apostrophe, usually capitalized: 'Night, Caroline!

Nov 29, 2024 · Except in the twenty-four-hour system (see 9.39), numbers should never be used to express noon or midnight (except, informally, in an expression like twelve o'clock at night). Although noon can be expressed as 12:00 m. (m. = meridies), very few use that form. And the term 12:00 p.m. is ambiguous, if not illogical.

"The tiger hunts by night" sounds more dramatic than "The tiger hunts at night." Consider the title of the following film: They Drive by Night, which is a hyped-up way of presenting a movie about truck drivers who are trying to survive in their tough world. Had the film been called "They Drive at Night" it would have sounded pretty ho-hum.

Dec 9, 2010 · The convention stems from the term itself. Midnight comes from 'mid-night.' In conversation, the 'night' of which 'midnight' is in the middle, is considered the night of the date mentioned. If you are referring to a deadline, this also will refer to the stroke of 12 after the evening of the same date. Example: The paper is due by Friday at ...

Apr 24, 2011 · Dinner – refers to a meal at night (after evening, 7pm to 10 pm). The size of the meal has little relation to the name. Though I'm sure that both Lunch and Dinner are fairly heavy. Tea is definitely only light snacks (a clear relic of the British rule). Brunch is also increasingly used for a lazy combination of Breakfast and Lunch !

Aug 1, 2011 · This could be the reason why we use "last" only with "night". But there might be some entirely different historical reason instead; it is impossible to say without textual research. We could theoretically use yesterday night as an alternative to last night; but it would be longer, which might be why it is never used. Or it could be some other ...