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Mar 12, 2008 · Oxnard, CA. English (U.S.) Mar 12, 2008. #3. "On" is for an action that will begin or began at the time mentioned, while "in" is for one that will occur or has ocurred during the time mentioned. "On the afternoon 4th we will go to the beach." "In the afternoons of Saturdays we play volleyball."
Nov 8, 2006 · Ignore the clock. If it is before lunch, say good morning. If it is after lunch, but before whatever kind of break happens between 4 and 7, say good afternoon. After that say good evening. Only say good night at the end if you said good evening at the beginning. Thanks to all for your insightful answers!!
Mar 12, 2011 · It would really depend on your intonation. If you mean, "on the afternoons of Monday, Wednesday and Friday," then you would not put very much of a pause between the names of the days. "Monday-Wednesday-and Friday afternoons" would be said quickly. If you mean "all day Monday, all day Wednesday, and afternoon on Friday," then you would place a ...
Jul 15, 2009 · for the sentence "I can deliver the photos this afternoon", why I don't need to add the preposition "in" in front of this afternoon, so the new sentence would be " I can deliver the photos in this afternoon". Is the same rule applied to this morning/afternoon, next week? Thank you.
Aug 26, 2013 · 1. I'm sadder this afternoon. 2. I'm sadder on this afternoon. 3. I was sadder that afternoon. 4. I was sadder on that afternoon. 5. I said I was sadder this afternoon. 6. I said I was sadder on this afternoon. 7. I said I had been sadder that afternoon. 8. I said I had been sadder on that afternoon. The original line is 'I'm sadder on this ...
Apr 20, 2020 · I only use " have a good evening" to close an email if. - it's 3pm or later, receiver's time. - the topic is urgent and we have already had an exchange of emails so I can assume that the email will be read right away. In all other cases I avoid this expression as a bit presupposing presumptive (this include when I write in Italian).
Jun 10, 2013 · Hello! I know sometimes people just greet one another by saying just "morning" instead of "good morning". Can you do also shorten "good afternoon" to "afternoon"? If you can, is it considered rude? Thank you :)
Feb 2, 2011 · Feb 2, 2011. #2. In (A), you really need to use the preposition before "afternoon". Afternoon is a noun here; you already refer to a noun (appointment), and you need the preposition to turn "afternoon" into an adverbial phrase of time. In (B), your reader is likely to be confused by your meaning. I would read it to mean that you would like the ...
Mar 18, 2019 · It's past noon. Yes, and it largely depends upon the context. Packard: I'll see you later this morning. Swissy: It's already past noon. SwissPete: I'll see you later this morning. Packy: Morning is already over. However I can't seem to come up with an example where "it's afternoon now" works better than other options.
May 4, 2017 · English - US. May 4, 2017. #2. "For the afternoon" suggests they were there the entire afternoon or most of it; "in the afternoon" just means they went there at some point, for an unknown length of time.
