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Karen15 Posted 9 years ago
Grammar
Morning, noon and night
Hello,
Is the following sentence correct?
He exercises in the morning, at the noon, and at the night.
Thanks.
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No. "He exercises in the morning, at noon, and at night" is grammatically correct, and means literally what it says. g.
- No.
- "He exercises in the morning, at noon, and at night" is grammatically correct, and means literally what it says.
- g.
- "He exercises morning, noon and night", does not (necessarily) literally mean at those times, it means constantly.
- The idiomatic expression is fixed; you cannot mess with the wording.
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No. "He exercises in the morning, at noon, and at night" is grammatically correct, and means literally what it says. The idiomatic expression "morning, noon and night", e.g. "He exercises morning, noon and night", does not (necessarily) literally mean at those times, it means constantly. The idiomatic expression is fixed; you cannot mess with the wording.
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