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Reegis Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
The shop is only open in the mornings.
Good evening,
let me ask about one sentence:
The shop is only open in the mornings.
Is there any difference compared to saying in the morning? Based on this definition http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mornings, both should mean the same, yet in the mornings sounds quite odd to me in this context... But I am not a native:)
Which one is more common and more natural?
let me ask about one sentence:
The shop is only open in the mornings.
Is there any difference compared to saying in the morning? Based on this definition http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mornings, both should mean the same, yet in the mornings sounds quite odd to me in this context... But I am not a native:)
Which one is more common and more natural?
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Reegis Which one is more common and more natural? Both sound fine to me. Of course, you would use the singular when you were referring to only one date.
- Reegis Which one is more common and more natural?
- Both sound fine to me.
- Of course, you would use the singular when you were referring to only one date.
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ReegisWhich one is more common and more natural?Both sound fine to me. Of course, you would use the singular when you were referring to only one date.
(PS: I would revise the sentence to read 'open only', but that is persnickety of me.)
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So I understand that they have one identical common meaning and one just has one additional meaning:
The shop is only open in the mornings.
1a) The shop is open during the morning of all days/weekdays.
The shop is only open in the morning.
1a) The shop is open during the morning of all days/weekdays.
1b) The shop is open during the morning of one selecte
The shop is only open in the mornings.
1a) The shop is open during the morning of all days/weekdays.
The shop is only open in the morning.
1a) The shop is open during the morning of all days/weekdays.
1b) The shop is open during the morning of one selecte
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ReegisSo I understand that they have one identical common meaning and one just has one additional meaningYes.
ReegisDo you mean that it would be more correct or that it just sounds better to your taste?I think it would be more correct.
'only open during the morning' = not closed during the morning.
'open only
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Mister MicawberI think it would be more correct.'only open during the morning' = not closed during the morning.'open only during the morning' = not open at other times.This is so interesting. I am not sure if there are any other options for a shop than to be open or closed, so let me use another example as an illustration:
The boy only jumps in th
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ReegisDid I get you rightYes, you did. A subtle difference that native speakers seldom notice.
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I translated both sentences to my native language and I must admit that it took me a while to grasp the difference.
Thank you so much Mister Micawber! I have just written in another thread that this forum is one of the best places on the Internet, and it is so true.
Thank you so much Mister Micawber! I have just written in another thread that this forum is one of the best places on the Internet, and it is so true.
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