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  1. nouns - Can "nighttime" be used instead of "night-time"? - English ...

    I forgot where but I saw the word "night-time" written like "nighttime". Now is that correct or accepted? Can it be written as a single word? I am specifically concerned about British usage. …

  2. Late Night vs Early Morning [duplicate] - English Language

    Can anyone explain me Difference between late night & early morning ? "I slept early morning".Is this sentence correct ? What time is called morning ? After 12:00 AM ?

  3. connotation - One-night stand and one nightstand - English …

    Jan 7, 2015 · I was wondering whether the word nightstand has any sexual connotation. If so, are one-night stand and one nightstand the same thing? I do know that it doesn't actually have …

  4. "the 'first/last' of the [day/night/week, etc.]" for "the 'beginning ...

    May 7, 2016 · I'm from New England, and I can tell you we don't use first/last of the day/week in common parlance. Seems like a more formal or romanticized way of saying beginning/end.

  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. Which is grammatical correct "woke to the..." or "awoke to the..."

    For instance, should I say: She woke to the rattling sound of the alarm clock. or She awoke to the rattling sound of the alarm clock. (If both are correct, which one is more commonly used?)

  7. single word requests - Precise names for parts of a day - English ...

    The set of words that refers to the sky is: dawn (sky is getting light), sunrise (exactly when the sun is first visible), day or daytime (between sunrise and sunset), sunset (exactly when the sun is …

  8. Is there a term for the period between midnight and sunrise?

    0 Perhaps dawn is what you are looking for? It's the period after night, and just before sunrise, the beginning of morning twilight. It's recognized by the presence of weak sunlight, when the sun …

  9. 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 …

  10. sleep by/at night - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    Oct 18, 2014 · fly at night (as in, take an airplane flight) run at night (goes jogging at nighttime) sleep at night cry at night recharge these batteries at night and so on. rockstar by night fly by …