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  1. Change from to-day to today - English Language & Usage Stack …

    Sep 10, 2012 · In old books, people often use the spelling "to-day" instead of "today". When did the change happen? Also, when people wrote "to-day", did they feel, when pronouncing the …

  2. Is it proper grammar to say "on today" and "on tomorrow?"

    Dec 12, 2016 · In my town, people with PhD's in education use the terms, "on today" and "on tomorrow." I have never heard this usage before. Every time I hear them say it, I wonder if it is …

  3. 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, …

  4. word choice - 'Today afternoon' vs 'Today in the afternoon'?

    Apr 19, 2011 · Neither are clauses, but "today in the afternoon" is grammatical (adverbial phrase of time), while "today afternoon" is not. I would also suggest "this afternoon" as a more …

  5. Grammatical term for words like "yesterday", "today", "tomorrow"

    Nov 20, 2014 · The Cambridge Grammar of the English Language, would consider words like yesterday, today, tonight, and tomorrow as pronouns (specifically, deictic temporal pronouns).

  6. Why is "today morning" wrong but "tomorrow morning" right?

    I think it is a good question. When there is yesterday morning and tomorrow morning, why have an exception for this morning (which means today's morning)? Yes, idiom, but I actually do like …

  7. single word requests - Formal equivalent of "fast forward to today ...

    May 27, 2020 · At its onset, the industry had little in terms of standardized rules and metrics. ______________, progress towards a more unified regulatory framework has made much …

  8. 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 passengers must check their luggage before boarding the plane.

  9. Which is correct? .....as from today or from today onwards

    Feb 29, 2016 · Two other options (in addition to "as from today," "from today," and "effective today") are "beginning today" and "as of today." These may be more U.S.-idiomatic forms than …

  10. Why is "our today's meeting" wrong? - English Language & Usage …

    Jun 10, 2015 · The phrase our today's meeting is commonly used in Indian English, even though other dialects of English frown upon it. The mentioned examples in the comments of our …