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Fatimah0786 Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
'At night' or 'in the night'
I read this sentence on a website:"I heard a strange noise in the night." I was told that its usually 'at night', so is the sentence correct or wrong?
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Things That Go Bump in the Night is a popular children's book. This means during the night, while one is sleeping, perhaps. At night: I go to bed early at night.
- Things That Go Bump in the Night is a popular children's book.
- This means during the night, while one is sleeping, perhaps.
- At night: I go to bed early at night.
- She likes to read at night (probably before bedtime).
- The moon shines at night.
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Things That Go Bump in the Night is a popular children's book. This means during the night, while one is sleeping, perhaps. At night: I go to bed early at night. She likes to read at night (probably before bedtime). The moon shines at night. [ Note that there is some overlap. Someone else may be able to provide more specific information. ]
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It is not necessarily incorrect, though you were right in finding it unusual.
Typically, one would use 'at night' as you observed.:
'I work at night'
'Cars often drive down this road at night'
'We hear dogs barking at night'
etc.
'in the night' is kind of borrowing from its opposite. Though we usually say 'at night' we usually say 'in [or during] the day
Typically, one would use 'at night' as you observed.:
'I work at night'
'Cars often drive down this road at night'
'We hear dogs barking at night'
etc.
'in the night' is kind of borrowing from its opposite. Though we usually say 'at night' we usually say 'in [or during] the day
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