last or yesterday?

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#190595 Sun, 29 Jan 06 11:20 PM

Are "last" and "yesterday" interchangeable whe followed by part of the day? Can I properly say "She was at home yesterday/last afternoon"? and "She was at the theatre yesterday/last nighy"?

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nona the brit

#190709 Mon, 30 Jan 06 09:48 AM

Not really.

We only use 'last' with the words night, week, month, or year. I don't know why, it is odd now I think about it, but that is the way it is. We never say last morning, last lunchtime, last afternoon or last evening.

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Clonc

#191256 Wed, 01 Feb 06 12:59 AM

But we could say, "She has arrived late these last mornings" "She has been very tired these last days." "She has been skipping meals these last lunchtimes."

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CalifJim

#191310 Wed, 01 Feb 06 05:34 AM

yesterday morning, yesterday afternoon, yesterday evening, last night,
this morning, this afternoon, this evening, tonight,
tomorrow morning, tomorrow afternoon, tomorrow evening, tomorrow night.

Note the items in bold. They do not follow the usual pattern.

Do not use "today in the morning", "today in the afternoon", etc. These are not English!

CJ

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rishonly

#191318 Wed, 01 Feb 06 05:59 AM

CalifJim wrote:
yesterday morning, yesterday afternoon, yesterday evening, last night,
this morning, this afternoon, this evening, tonight,
tomorrow morning, tomorrow afternoon, tomorrow evening, tomorrow night.

Note the items in bold. They do not follow the usual pattern.

Do not use "today in the morning", "today in the afternoon", etc. These are not English!

CJ

Thanks for the insights, CJ. I personally tend to use "this morning" instead of "today in the morning".

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CalifJim

#191637 Thu, 02 Feb 06 03:22 AM

I personally tend to use "this morning" instead of "today in the morning"

Good!! Keep up the good work!

People from Mexico often say "today in the morning"; people from India often say "today morning".

CJ

CalifJim

rishonly

#191670 Thu, 02 Feb 06 04:55 AM

CalifJim wrote:
I personally tend to use "this morning" instead of "today in the morning"

Good!! Keep up the good work!

People from Mexico often say "today in the morning"; people from India often say "today morning".

CJ

Absolutely, CJ. You seem to have a good grasp of the people around the world and their English usage. Amazing!

rishonly

nona the brit

#191934 Thu, 02 Feb 06 07:20 PM

"She has arrived late these last mornings" "She has been very tired these last days." "She has been skipping meals these last lunchtimes."

No we wouldn't say it exactly like that.

"She has arrived late these last few mornings" "She has been very tired these last few days." "She has been skipping meals these last few lunchtimes."

nona the brit

Dknn

#191955 Thu, 02 Feb 06 08:38 PM

i dont know way we cant say

today in the morning , or today in the afternoon

what shall we say ?

Forum: Basic English grammar questions and help
Posted: Feb 2, 7:20 PM [GMT 1]
Post Subject: Re: last or yesterday?
Post author: Nona The Brit

"She has arrived late these last mornings" "She has been very tired these last days." "She has been skipping meals these last lunchtimes."

No we wouldn't say it exactly like that.

"She has arrived late these last few mornings" "She has been very tired these last few days." "She has been skipping meals these last few lunchtimes."

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