- Is it proper grammar to say on today and on tomorrow?
WIthin the context of this dialect, the formation "on today" and "on yesterday" would be considered correct by those speakers, or they wouldn't be saying it that way However (and I cannot back this up with a citation), in general, most English speakers in the US would not use "on" before "today" or "tomorrow "
- As on 16 May vs. as of 16 May — which is correct?
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- Im well vs. Im good vs. Im doing well, etc
The greeting How are you? is asking How are you doing in general? — How are you? I'm well [Misunderstood the question ] because well as an adjective which means: in good health especially a
- Understanding as of, as at, and as from
No, "as of" can mean both - 1) As of today, only three survivors have been found 2) As of today, all
- Grammatical term for words like yesterday, today, tomorrow
The Cambridge Grammar of the English Language, would consider words like yesterday, today, tonight, and tomorrow as pronouns (specifically, deictic temporal pronouns) Related info is in CGEL pages 429, 564-5 –
- Today Was vs Today Is - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
Today means "the current day", so if you're asking what day of the week it is, it can only be in present tense, since it's still that day for the whole 24 hours In other contexts, it's okay to say, for example, "Today has been a nice day" nearer the end of the day, when the events that made it a nice day are finished (or at least, nearly so)
- tenses - Using have ran or have run - English Language Usage . . .
I was editing a piece recently and saw this structure "Once you have ran the process, you " I have always used "have run", but wasn't sure if "have ran" is acceptable in modern English
- Nowadays vs today - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
On the other hand, "today" is most often understood to me "in the current 24-hour period", so there could be times when using "today" to mean "the current era" could create an ambiguity Usually the intent would be apparent from the context, but not necessarily
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