#2 (permalink) Sat May 06, 2006 23:16 pm At vs. In |
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Hi Avi, In this case "at noon" or as you added later "at night," the preposition "at" is used because "at' indicates a specific time; whereas, "in" does not. For example, we can say "in the winter" or "in the evening" because we're talking about a certain time BLOCK or a specific time PERIOD - from beginning to end. But, if we're talking about a specific time - not a time period - then "at" is the correct answer. You can't say "in noon," "in night" or "in 9:00 pm" when you really mean at that specific time - "at noon," "at night" and "at 9:00 pm." For most days of the week, we use "on" and for most specific times, we use "at." Sometimes, you could say "at about noon" but again, that indicates a specific time. I hope that helps. Linda _________________ One Way of Learning English Grammar
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