Dec 6, 2016 · The easiest way to explain, I guess, would be to compare in the evening -> time of day vs on the evenings -> date. NB: there is no "s" in "in the evening", because it's a time …

I wonder what the exact times of the following words are: morning, noon, afternoon, evening, night, mid-night. What's the difference between at night and in the night?

Dec 25, 2017 · Should I refer to 16:00 o'clock as afternoon or as evening? In winter, when the days are short, and it becomes dark already at this time already in many countries, and …

Jul 11, 2021 · To a large extent the start of 'evening' is a matter of opinion or convention. The Oxford Dictionaries say that it 'usually' starts at 'about' 6 PM. Note the lack of a definite rule. …

Use "good evening". While it is the end of the work day, there are still things to do (drive home, eat dinner, watch TV, take a bath, ???) before going to sleep. "good night" is better when you …

Sunday evening is a specific day. If we were to use "the evening" on its own, it could refer to any evening, and is not therefore a specific day or date. I really do wish I could tell you "why" we …

Mar 20, 2022 · Usually we use the word "breakfast" in the morning to mean to eat something, but what word do we use to mean "afternoon breakfast" and "evening breakfast"?

What will you do tomorrow evening instead? The difference between " What will you do tomorrow? " and " What are you doing tomorrow? " is not a question of grammaticality - both …

When you are more specific with the time- “tomorrow evening”, “Monday afternoon”, “February 15th”, etc- you would not use “in” or “the”. “On” would be used for the latter 2 expressions. Not …

Mar 10, 2025 · It's the preposition in that makes the difference here. Note that normally, if in is omitted, the would be as well, but that's just a stylistic choice. It was evening WHEN we …