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Too finicky 7 Posted 6 years ago
Grammar

In the evening?

Which one of these sentences is grammatically correct

1. Let's conduct the meeting at the same time and place in the evening. or

2. Let's conduct the meeting in the evening at the same time and place .

3. Harry was sitting at the registration desk at the foyer in the evening.

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The first two confuse me - by stating 'in the evening' it seems to point to a new or different time. Therefore, the 'same time' element seems contradictory. If you were changing from a (for example) 7pm meeting on Thursday to a 7pm meeting tonight, you could use '...

— David Hatton

  • The first two confuse me - by stating 'in the evening' it seems to point to a new or different time.
  • Therefore, the 'same time' element seems contradictory.
  • If you were changing from a (for example) 7pm meeting on Thursday to a 7pm meeting tonight, you could use '...
  • this evening' rather than '...
  • in the evening'.
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The first two confuse me - by stating 'in the evening' it seems to point to a new or different time. Therefore, the 'same time' element seems contradictory. If you were changing from a (for example) 7pm meeting on Thursday to a 7pm meeting tonight, you could use '... this evening' rather than '... in the evening'.

The last one seems okay although I'd say '... the registration desk IN t

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Which one of these sentences is grammatically correct

1. Let's conduct the meeting at the same time and place in the evening. or

2. Let's conduct the meeting in the evening at the same time and place . #1 is not wrong, but #2 is more natural.

3. Harry was sitting at the registration desk at the foyer in the evening. Say 'in

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