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Belly Posted 19 years ago
Grammar
IN or On?
In the morning/ In the afternoon/ evening
but why:
On Saturday nights
On a winter morning?
but why:
On Saturday nights
On a winter morning?
Top answer
» — a certain morning, certain nights.
- » — a certain morning, certain nights.
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No sane idea why, but it is possible to distinct these cases:
«In the morning, In the afternoon» — just time of the day (abstract from which day it is),
«On Saturday nights, On a winter morning?» — a certain morning, certain nights.
«In the morning, In the afternoon» — just time of the day (abstract from which day it is),
«On Saturday nights, On a winter morning?» — a certain morning, certain nights.
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