Cup cake Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

At the morning.

Hi Everyone,

I know that 'at the morning' is wrong, and I know all the correct alternatives, so I don't need any examples.

I just want to know if there is a [dare I say Emotion: sweating] a logical reason why we don't say - at the morning, but we DO say - at night.

Many thanks
Miss busy as a preposition.
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I just want to know if there is a [dare I say ] a logical reason why we don't say - at the morning, but we DO say - at night. Where I am, you definitely can't say "at the morning". ) But you can say "at night" and everybody does.

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Cup cakeI know that 'at the morning' is wrong, and I know all the correct alternatives, so I don't need any examples.I just want to know if there is a [dare I say ] a logical reason why we don't say - at the morning, but we DO say - at night.
Where I am, you definitely can't say "at the morning". (I am always waiting for someone from the other side of the AE/B
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Thanks Xerxes. Emotion: smile

Yes, I've been telling students the same thing, but since finding this site with so many expert teachers,
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Cheers, Cup cake. TGIF!