hot and stuffy afternoon

Hi,

Can I say,

(a) Last Sunday was a hot and stuffy afternoon. No. Sunday is not an afternoon. Say 'Last Sunday, it was hot and stuffy in the afternoon' or 'Last Sunday afternoon, it was hot and stuffy'.

(b) Last Sunday was hot and stuffy afternoon. See my comment above.

Can I say,

(a) Last Sunday was a hot and stuffy day.

Thanks!

Vincent Teo
Can I say,

(a) Last Sunday was a hot and stuffy day.

Thanks!

Yes, you sure can.

Can I say,

(a) Last Sunday was a hot and stuffy day in the afternoon.

(b) Yesterday, it was a hot and stuffy afternoon.

Can I say,

(a) Last Sunday was a hot and stuffy day in the afternoon.

(b) Yesterday, it was a hot and stuffy afternoon.

a is probably grammatically okay but not idiomatic. Last Sunday, it got hot and stuffy in the afternoon. Last Sunday afternoon was very hot and stuffy.

b ha

For some reason, I'm having a bit of a problem with the word "stuffy" being used to describe outdoor weather; I think of it as a description of indoor climate conditions. Does anyone else agree that "still", "stifling" or "sultry" might be better choices, depending on the exact conditions?

You're right - we do tend to say "stuffy" about the air indoors. Maybe muggy?

0Can I say,02br
02br
00(a) On a hot and stuffy afternoon, he went out to buy a cope of ice cream. 0-

0Hi,02br
02br
01font00Can I say,02font02br
02br
01font00(a) On a hot and stuffy afternoon, he went out to buy a cope of ice cream. 02font02br
02br
00Sounds OK, except that 'cope' is not correct here. Perhaps you mean 'cup', although we don't really speak of 'a cup

0Or maybe "an ice cream cone"?0-