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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

Make sense

Does the following make sense?
"It's afternoon still. Turn the lights back off."
  

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It's still afternoon. Turn the lights off. (You don't really need "back", but it's OK.

— CalifJim

  • It's still afternoon.
  • Turn the lights off.
  • (You don't really need "back", but it's OK.
  • ) CJ
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It's still afternoon. Turn the lights off.

(You don't really need "back", but it's OK. Note the position of "still".)

CJ
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Yes, but it's much more common to say
It's still afternoon.
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Is it also common to use "too soon" or "too early" in this case?
"It's too soon/early in the afternoon for lights."
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'too early' is more common than 'too soon', in my experience.
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