word choice - Is "forenoon" commonly used? - English Language …
More broadly than the other answers, forenoon is one of the time-of-day terms that has become much less commonly used over the last century or so, possibly as a result of the widespread use of artificial lighting. In earlier times, it was common to see the day divided into much more specific segments, but now only the terms in bold are in ...
the exact time of "evening" and "night" - English Language …
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?
Does the word 'afternoon' need a preposition before, in the …
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phrase meaning - Is it rude to say "I'd appreciate if you could reply ...
2016年9月27日 · @C.M.Weimer If I knew my correspondent was a NNS, and I saw I would appreciate if you could reply as soon as possible, I would ask whether my correspondent understands the nuances of this usage rather than excoriating her for rudeness.
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prepositions - Report on duty or Report for duty? - English …
You "report FOR duty". Once you have done so, you may be "ON duty". For example, "I have to report for duty on 22 December.
"can we schedule the call to" vs "can we do the call at"?
2018年1月28日 · I disagree. I've never heard anyone use 'to' when scheduling something as in #1. It sounds flat wrong to me. 'Do the call' is slang, as far as I'm concerned, albeit very comm
The definite article before “of-phrases” - English Language …
Google might help here. For example, you say "disruption of my knee tendon" but that's not idiomatic. A quick google for "knee injury" should yield many articles with the nouns fracture, dislocation, sprain, and tear and so you know you probably want to …