Is someone staying at the hospital with you overnight?
Please see the sentence "Is someone staying at the hospital with you overnight?" I saw this sentence in a grammar book. Could you tell me if we write the sentence as follows, do we get a similar meaning, please?
Is someone staying at the hospital with you tonight?
Is someone staying at the hospital with you at night?
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cat navy 425 do we get a similar meaning According to my interpretation of the original sentence, we do get a similar meaning with the first one ( tonight ), but not with the second one ( at night ). The second one implies 'every night'. However, if the author had the 'every night' interpretation in mind, then your first paraphrase won't match that meaning, but the second one will.
- cat navy 425 do we get a similar meaning According to my interpretation of the original sentence, we do get a similar meaning with the first one ( tonight ), but not with the second one ( at night ).
- The second one implies 'every night'.
- However, if the author had the 'every night' interpretation in mind, then your first paraphrase won't match that meaning, but the second one will.
- In summary, overnight ~ one night ~ tonight OR overnight ~ every night ~ at night CJ
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cat navy 425do we get a similar meaning
According to my interpretation of the original sentence, we do get a similar meaning with the first one (tonight), but not with the second one (at night).
The second one implies 'every night'.
However, if the author had the 'every night' interpretation in mind, then your first paraphrase won'
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