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Omar Ahmed Posted 8 years ago
Grammar
Correct or not?
Is it correct to say all the day, all the night, all the summer, etc...? I want to know how to use "all" correctly?
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They are just barely possible poetically, but no. It's "all day", "all night", "all summer". Other words besides "the" can go in there.
- They are just barely possible poetically, but no.
- It's "all day", "all night", "all summer".
- Other words besides "the" can go in there.
- "All that cold, cold wet day …" (Dr.
- Seuss).
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They are just barely possible poetically, but no. It's "all day", "all night", "all summer". Other words besides "the" can go in there. "All that cold, cold wet day …" (Dr. Seuss). "All through the night" (as sung by Cyndi Lauper). "What in the world were you doing all last summer?" (Aesop).
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