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New2grammar Posted 19 years ago
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stood up
0 Do you only use "stood up" when refering to your date not showing up or it can also be used for normal friends/clients/siblings? 02 br
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00 For example, 02 br
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00 We were supposed to go to a movie together yesterday night but my friends stood me up. 0-
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00 We were supposed to go to a movie together yesterday night but my friends stood me up. 0-
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12 br 12 br 10 For example, 12 br 12 br 10 We were supposed to go to a movie together 10 yesterday night 10 but my friends stood me up. 02 font 02 b 00 0-
- 12 br 12 br 10 For example, 12 br 12 br 10 We were supposed to go to a movie together 10 yesterday night 10 but my friends stood me up.
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01 cite 10 New2grammar 12 cite 12 br
10 Do you only use "stood up" when refering to your date not showing up or it can also be used for normal friends/clients/siblings? 12 br
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10 For example, 12 br
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10 We were supposed to go to a movie together 10 yesterday night 10 but my friends stood me
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0 Thanks Philip. 02 br
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00 By 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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00 By 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. 02 br
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00 'Last night' is the natural collocation. 02 br
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00 And yet annoyingly enough we use 'tomorrow morning' and not 'next morning' 05 0 010id 1
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00 'Last night' is the natural collocation. 02 br
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00 And yet annoyingly enough we use 'tomorrow morning' and not 'next morning' 05 0 010id 1
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0 For 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. 02 br
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00 As 'yesterday night' can be found in the above dictionary, I cannot say that it's in
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00 As 'yesterday night' can be found in the above dictionary, I cannot say that it's in
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01 cite 10 Yoong Liat 12 cite 10 For 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. 12 br
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