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- difference - In the day vs. in the daytime - English Language . . .
The word "daytime" normally refers either to the hours of daylight, or the "usable" part of a person's day when they are not resting In your specific example though, the word "day" is qualified by stating it is the period of time where there no mosquitos
- Are night and nighttime the same and day and daytime the same?
"In the day" and "during the day" are the same as "in during the daytime" They all say that something happens regularly during the time between dawn and sunset: These are the same-I can’t sleep in the daytime -I can’t sleep during the daytime -I can’t sleep in the day -I can’t sleep during the day
- phrase usage - concerning at daytime - English Language Learners . . .
"in the daytime" or "during the daytime" would be a much more natural and usual construction I suspect this was devised by analogy with "at night" which is of course very normal However, in context it is perfectly clear what is meant, even if it sounds a bit odd I don't know why we use "at night" but not "at day" in English, but normally we
- word combination: weekday daytime or daytime weekdays
(1) I have a job during weekday daytime, not weeknights (2) I have a job during "daytime weekdays";, not weeknights
- prepositions - What is the difference between in the day, on the day . . .
Tell me please the difference between the following sentences February 11 was really hectic, so I had to do a ton on the day February 11 was really hectic, so I had to do a ton in the day
- word usage - (weekday daytime) and (weekend daytime) - English Language . . .
(1b) During the weekend daytime, Mary takes care of her children (1c) On weekends, Mary takes care of her children during the daytime (2b) During the weekday daytime, Jack has a part-time job (2c) On weekdays, Jack has a part-time job during the daytime I'm not sure if it's correct to say either "weekday daytime" and "weekend daytime"
- What is the difference between during a day and during the day?
Either it is referring to a specific day, or it means "during the daytime" That is, not in the evening or at night That is, not in the evening or at night If it means daytime , then it might be general, or it might be regarding a specific day
- In what contexts do we use In the day and on the day?
I can think of no usage for "in the day" It simply isn't said If you want to indicate you did something while the sun was in the sky you would say, "in the daytime" or "during the day" We went to the zoo in the daytime and at night we got dinner During the day we went to the zoo If you want to combine the date and daytime constructs you
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