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This late at night
What business coould you have with our angel this late at night?
Could you tell me whether this late at night equals this late night semantically?
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anonymous Could you tell me whether this late at night equals this late night semantically? No, it doesn't. 'this' is used here to modify 'late'.
- anonymous Could you tell me whether this late at night equals this late night semantically?
- No, it doesn't.
- 'this' is used here to modify 'late'.
- It is equivalent to 'so'.
- On the other hand 'this late night', where 'this' is a demonstrative which modifies 'night', doesn't really make much sense.
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anonymousCould you tell me whether this late at night equals this late night semantically?
No, it doesn't. 'this' is used here to modify 'late'. It is equivalent to 'so'. On the other hand 'this late night', where 'this' is a demonstrative which modifies 'night', doesn't really make much sense. The timing of the onset of night is determined according to
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