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Sameeerali Posted 12 years ago
Vocabulary

is it formal using the word "yesternight'" in mails

I dont even sure about this new word "yesternight" is existing or not.. but we can simply recongnize it as "yesterday" ie it does mean "last night"
  

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Hello, sameeerali — and welcome to English Forums. 'Yesternight' (like 'yestereven') is not a new word but an old word, no longer used except in poetry, for instance. It means 'last night'.

— Mister Micawber

  • Hello, sameeerali — and welcome to English Forums.
  • 'Yesternight' (like 'yestereven') is not a new word but an old word, no longer used except in poetry, for instance.
  • It means 'last night'.
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Hello, sameeerali — and welcome to English Forums.

'Yesternight' (like 'yestereven') is not a new word but an old word, no longer used except in poetry, for instance. It means 'last night'.
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ohw thanks.. but I was asking that is it formal or infromal to use in official mails
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sameeerali but I was asking that is it formal or infromal to use in official mails
Did you read my post? I have just told you that it is no longer used except in poetry. Are you composing a poem for official mail?
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ohw. sorry for ur inconvenience ..
now i have got it..
i have to compose mails at office time..
and also i have to compose pretty small prose and poems to post in facebook..
so now I understand that i can use the word "yesternight" in fb posts..
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and will you please let me clear what does it mean "yestereven" ?
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sameeeraliwhat does it mean "yestereven" ?
I think you can guess that one, sameeerali—what do you think?
Or you could use a dictionary (it's also spelt 'yestereve' and 'yestereen'): http://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/yestereven
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sameeeraliso now I understand that i can use the word "yesternight" in fb posts
Good idea. You can use most anything at FB.
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ohw.. thanks well.. first time i had a look at this word, i was mistaken by "yester+even" .. later by that link i got it.."yester+evening" = yestereve / yestereven
thanks dude..
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hihi.. thats fine.. i believe in dynamic english..
its changing and changing..
i wanna learn new styles..
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sameeeraliits changing and changing..
It's not changing that fast.
sameeeralii wanna learn new styles..
I suggest that you perfect standard English first.
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