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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
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What are specific timings of using these words--good morning,good noon,good afternoon,good evening,good night?
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There are no absolutes; they depend to a certain extent on the hours speaker and listener have kept recently and on the extent of daylight at the moment. However: Greetings upon meeting: good morning -- from waking up to noon (X) good noon -- not English good afternoon -- from noon till 6 PM good evening -- from 6 PM to 10 PM Greeting upon leaving: good evening -- from 6 PM to 10 PM good night -- from 6 PM to the wee hours.
- There are no absolutes; they depend to a certain extent on the hours speaker and listener have kept recently and on the extent of daylight at the moment.
- However: Greetings upon meeting: good morning -- from waking up to noon (X) good noon -- not English good afternoon -- from noon till 6 PM good evening -- from 6 PM to 10 PM Greeting upon leaving: good evening -- from 6 PM to 10 PM good night -- from 6 PM to the wee hours.
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There are no absolutes; they depend to a certain extent on the hours speaker and listener have kept recently and on the extent of daylight at the moment. However:
Greetings upon meeting:
good morning -- from waking up to noon
(X) good noon -- not English
good afternoon -- from noon till 6 PM
good evening -- from 6 PM t
Greetings upon meeting:
good morning -- from waking up to noon
(X) good noon -- not English
good afternoon -- from noon till 6 PM
good evening -- from 6 PM t
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