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Vincent Teo Posted 18 years ago
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at night yesterday

Can I say,

He was doing homework at night yesterday.
  

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He was doing his homework (late) last night. "Last night" to me means any time from 7 until 11 or so. "Late last night" would be much later, possibly into the early hours of the morning.

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  • He was doing his homework (late) last night.
  • "Last night" to me means any time from 7 until 11 or so.
  • "Late last night" would be much later, possibly into the early hours of the morning.
  • It depends on how you define "late".
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He was doing his homework (late) last night.

"Last night" to me means any time from 7 until 11 or so.

"Late last night" would be much later, possibly into the early hours of the morning. It depends on how you define "late".
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