Anonymous  +  614066 Thu, 18 Dec 08 12:24 PM Why in English the words "morning," "afternoon," and "evening" are all countable nouns, but not the word "dusk"?  What if I really need to count it in doing translation? Anonymous Nouns, Countable Nouns, Translation, Countries, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Languages

	Mister Micawber  +  614092 Thu, 18 Dec 08 12:53 PM . I don't know-- perhaps because it is not so clearly defined by time of day (dusk-- and dawn-- can come at widely different times between summer and winter in the northern latitudes).  I think you can certainly use it countably:  Every dusk, I watched the Barn Owl emerge from his lair. . Mister Micawber Joined on Wed, Aug 4 2004 Yokohama Veteran Member 30,493 'The question is,' said Humpty Dumpty, 'which is to be master-- that's all.' Winter, Summer