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Mr. Tom Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
A night vs the night
Hi
Which one would you prefer? Is one of these wrong or only odd?
When we were in London, Frank would often come to spend a night at our place.
When we were in London, Frank would often come to spend the night at our place.
Thanks,
Tom
Which one would you prefer? Is one of these wrong or only odd?
When we were in London, Frank would often come to spend a night at our place.
When we were in London, Frank would often come to spend the night at our place.
Thanks,
Tom
Top answer
Mr. Tom the night Refers to the earlier-mentioned time period.
- Mr.
- Tom the night Refers to the earlier-mentioned time period.
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Thanks, AStars.
You know I also thought about it, but when I put the sentence this way, I wasn't so sure.
[It should also be the day?]
When we were in London, Frank would often come to spend a day at our place.
When we were in London, Frank would often come to spend the day at our place.
Tom
You know I also thought about it, but when I put the sentence this way, I wasn't so sure.
[It should also be the day?]
When we were in London, Frank would often come to spend a day at our place.
When we were in London, Frank would often come to spend the day at our place.
Tom
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I see "the day" and "the night" as being analogous to "the sea", "the sky" etc., i.e. the definite article can be used because they are universal things understood from common knowledge. So, with no additional information or context, I see "spend a/the night/day at our place" as equivalent. However, when a particular day or night has previously been mentioned, or is implied by the context, you wou
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