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Tinanam0102 Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

in the afternoons and in the afternoon

Hi teachers,

What is the different between in the afternoon and in the afternoons?

Thanks
TN
  

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With 'in the afternoons', we are explicitly talking about more than one afternoon. With 'in the afternoon', we may be talking about one or more than one. Context will normally make this clear.

— Fivejedjon

  • With 'in the afternoons', we are explicitly talking about more than one afternoon.
  • With 'in the afternoon', we may be talking about one or more than one.
  • Context will normally make this clear.
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With 'in the afternoons', we are explicitly talking about more than one afternoon.

With 'in the afternoon', we may be talking about one or more than one. Context will normally make this clear.
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Hi fivejedjon,

I thought it was a typo from a workbook that asks you to make some sentences with the following.

In the morning I...
In the afternoon I
In the afternoons I
In the evening I
At night I

And I looked up a few examples but I don't understand some of the explanation. Is 'in the morning' a particular morning or every morning? Every morning = in
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