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Rishonly Posted 21 years ago
Grammar

MID/MIDDLE/MIDST (SENTENCE USAGE)

Would you please explain the usage of above words?

Also, please verify if following sentences make sense?

(1) Please complete the task by mid today.

(2) Please complete the task by middle of today.
  

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Well, I cannot figure out why mid-today, mid-yesterday and mid-tomorrow don't work, but otherwise: Mid- is a prefix: The task is due by midweek. They finished the earthworks by the mid-1770s. Mid-speech, he suddenly became tongue-tied.

— Mister Micawber

  • Well, I cannot figure out why mid-today, mid-yesterday and mid-tomorrow don't work, but otherwise: Mid- is a prefix: The task is due by midweek.
  • They finished the earthworks by the mid-1770s.
  • Mid-speech, he suddenly became tongue-tied.
  • Middle is a noun or adjective, and the most common of your three forms: The middle of today, the Middle Ages, the middle of the table / speech , etc.
  • Midst is a noun or preposition.
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Well, I cannot figure out why mid-today, mid-yesterday and mid-tomorrow don't work, but otherwise:

Mid- is a prefix: The task is due by midweek. They finished the earthworks by the mid-1770s. Mid-speech, he suddenly became tongue-tied.

Middle is a noun or adjective, and the most common of your three forms: The middle of today, the Middle Ages, th
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