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stood up

0Do you only use "stood up" when refering to your date not showing up or it can also be used for normal friends/clients/siblings?02br
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00We were supposed to go to a movie together yesterday night but my friends stood me up. 0-
  

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12br 12br 10For example,12br 12br 10We were supposed to go to a movie together 10yesterday night10 but my friends stood me up. 02font 02b 00 0-

  • 12br 12br 10For example,12br 12br 10We were supposed to go to a movie together 10yesterday night10 but my friends stood me up.
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10Do you only use "stood up" when refering to your date not showing up or it can also be used for normal friends/clients/siblings?12br
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10We were supposed to go to a movie together 10yesterday night10 but my friends stood me
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0Thanks Philip. 02br
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00By the way, in what context would you choose to use 'yesterday night'? I agree that 'last night' is more suitable in this sentence.0-
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0'yesterday night' doesn't really collocate. It's not a phrase I'd ever use.02br
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00'Last night' is the natural collocation.02br
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00And yet annoyingly enough we use 'tomorrow morning' and not 'next morning' 050010id1
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0For many, many years I had the impression that 'yesterday night' was wrong. However, yesterday, in discussing 'day' and 'night' I chanced upon the expression 'yesterday night' when looking up for the definition of 'night' in the Macmillan English Dictionary for Advanced Learners. 02br
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00As 'yesterday night' can be found in the above dictionary, I cannot say that it's in
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01cite10Yoong Liat12cite10For many, many years I had the impression that 'yesterday night' was wrong. However, yesterday, in discussing 'day' and 'night' I chanced upon the expression 'yesterday night' when looking up for the definition of 'night' in the Macmillan English Dictionary for Advanced Learners. 12br
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