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At night VERSUS in the night Mon Sep 04, 2006 12:57 pm  At night VERSUS in the night
 

Hello! How do you feel?.
I?ve always used the preposition
"at" with the word night.

For instance, I work at night.



I have heard of some conversations
in which "in the night" is used. Not in
the sentence above. Though maybe, I can
use it here as well. I don?t know.
Could you help me to
distinguish between "at night"
and "in the night" and when they
are used?. Is there any rule?
Give some examples, please.



Thanks a lot!

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At night VERSUS in the night Mon Sep 04, 2006 15:02 pm  At night VERSUS in the night
 

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At night is the common and idiomatic phrase, Jesus. We use in the night occasionally when we wish to communicate clearly that an event occurred within or during the night-- that is, while the night was passing. For instance:

I thought I heard a scream in the night, and awoke to find I had fallen off my bed.
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At night VERSUS in the night Mon Sep 04, 2006 21:51 pm  At night VERSUS in the night
 

Hello, Jesus

Once I also I asked this question. See below please.

'At night' versus 'In the night'
http://www.english-test.net/forum/ftopic11832.html#33230

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