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KTL Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary
At night or in the night?
I am not sure of the differences between the two. Are they both correct? If so, are they different in meaning?
Thank you.
Thank you.
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They're both correct. "At night" is more natural in most situations. Could you give us an example sentence for the use you have in mind?
- They're both correct.
- "At night" is more natural in most situations.
- Could you give us an example sentence for the use you have in mind?
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They're both correct.
"At night" is more natural in most situations.
Could you give us an example sentence for the use you have in mind?
"At night" is more natural in most situations.
Could you give us an example sentence for the use you have in mind?
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Thank you for the comment, Avangi.
Example: I could not sleep at night/in the night.
So both are ok?
Example: I could not sleep at night/in the night.
So both are ok?
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They're both okay.
"I could not sleep at night" is by far the more common.
"I could not sleep in the night" is rare.
"I could not sleep during the night" would be somewhere between the two.
I hear "in the night" for legal categories, like "burglary in the night."
Actually, "in the nighttime" is more common than "in the night.''
"I could not sleep at night" is by far the more common.
"I could not sleep in the night" is rare.
"I could not sleep during the night" would be somewhere between the two.
I hear "in the night" for legal categories, like "burglary in the night."
Actually, "in the nighttime" is more common than "in the night.''
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Thank you so much for the explanation. So, all the time I have been using the less common and unnatural ones. It is good to know some are more common and some are not.
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I couldn't sleep during the night, so I'm going to have a snooze now.
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