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Yoong Liat Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

Good morning

0According to an English usage book, although 1pm is technically after noon, we still say, 'Good morning.' 'Good afternoon' is used roughly from 2pm until 6pm. It surprises me because we, in Singapore, also say, 'Good afternoon' as long as it is after noon.02br
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' 'Good afternoon' is used roughly from 2pm until 6pm. 12br 12br 10I would like to know whether native speakers say 'Good morning' when it is past noon as stated in the above book. 12br 12br 12blockquote 10I once said good morning to an English man at 1300 and he corrected me.

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  • ' 'Good afternoon' is used roughly from 2pm until 6pm.
  • 12br 12br 10I would like to know whether native speakers say 'Good morning' when it is past noon as stated in the above book.
  • 12br 12br 12blockquote 10I once said good morning to an English man at 1300 and he corrected me.
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01cite10Yoong Liat12cite10According to an English usage book, although 1pm is technically after noon, we still say, 'Good morning.' 'Good afternoon' is used roughly from 2pm until 6pm. It surprises me because we, in Singapore, also say, 'Good afternoon' as long as it is after noon.12br
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0Incho wrote, 'I once said good morning to an English man at 1300 and he corrected me. He said I should say good afternoon.'02br
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00Unfortunately, you didn't have my book with you, otherwise you could have referred him to page 99 of the book.0-
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0 that is funny, Yong. 0-
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01cite10Inchoateknowledge12cite10that is funny, Yong.12blockquote
10The title of the book is 'English Syntax for Foreign Students' by R.W. Watson Hyatt, O.B.E., E.D., B.A. It is something quite unusual to me. 0-
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11cite20Inchoateknowledge22cite20that is funny, Yong.22blockquote
20The title of the book is 'English Syntax for Foreign Students' by R.W. Watson Hyatt, O.B.E., E.D., B.A. It is something quite unusual to me. 12br
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0 I would like to hear from native speakers so that I know when I should start greeting others, "Good afternoon?" 0-
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0IMO the author usually has lunch at 14 00, that is why the 14 00.050010id1
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0Based on the definitions provided by the dictionary, I agree with what you said.0-
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