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JKBelieve  #430834  Sun, 14 Oct 07 09:21 PM

'It is very late in the night, yet I am awake'             

is this grammatically sound?

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CalifJim  #430853  Sun, 14 Oct 07 11:26 PM
It's grammatical, but not completely idiomatic.

late at night is the expression, and just late is usually enough anyway.  And you might change the last clause a bit.

It's very late, but I'm still awake.

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