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Alc24 Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

What time is dinner (at)

The answer is "The dinner is AT 8pm.

How come the AT isn't necessary in the question?

What time is dinner (at)?

Is the At necessary or not?

Thank you
  

Top answer

alc24 Is the At necessary or not? No. The at in the answer is needed to specify a time.

— RandomGuy

  • alc24 Is the At necessary or not?
  • No.
  • The at in the answer is needed to specify a time.
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alc24Is the At necessary or not?
No. The at in the answer is needed to specify a time.
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What I don't get is why it is dropped in the question and is used in the answer.
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Because you do not specify the time in the question
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"At" can be used in the question "What time is dinner at?" You are right that that is good grammar. I think some people drop the "at" because it sounds like the "at" in "Where are you at?", which is extraneous, and which some hear as illiterate. Others drop "at" because "time" and "dinner" have the right meanings to permit it, influenced by the word "dinnertime" ("What time is reveille?" would be
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Thank you Enoon for the explanation.

I had replied to a thread of yours because you had asked me something and I never got a replay. Can you tell me what you think of what I replied please?

Alex
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