Dec 8, 2014 · I would interpret it as the time between Friday and Saturday, and I think most people would, but it's still definitely ambiguous. If you're writing or speaking, try to use an alternative instead: 11:59 PM on Friday; The beginning of Saturday; At midnight between Friday and Saturday; If someone else says it, it's not a bad idea to ask for ...

Dec 9, 2010 · However, there are cases where the first sentence really means "the midnight at the start of Friday". Since the common usage conflicts with the technical definition, if you want to be totally clear, use other words or other times. Friday night at midnight. probably will always be interpreted as "Midnight in the night which follows Friday evening".

Technically, after midnight is early Saturday morning, not Saturday night, although some people might refer to those wee hours of the morning as a continuation of Friday night. (I can say, "Last night, we went to the concert, and then I crashed at Tony house," even if we didn't get to Tony's until 1 o'clock in the morning).

Jan 11, 2015 · 1) We'll all get in the car and drive there on Friday night and then drive back on Sunday afternoon. versus 2) We'll all get in the car and drive there Friday night and then drive back Sunday afternoon.

Oct 20, 2010 · On Friday. We use "in" with times of day, always with "the". In the evening. When we say "(preposition) Friday evening", the preposition we need is "on" because the main noun here is Friday, not evening. We can think of the noun "evening" as acting like an adjective, post-modifying "Friday".

Aug 10, 2011 · According to the Dick Gregory short story "Shame," in the 1930's the Negro payday was on Thursday, so the eagle (dollar coins) flew on Friday - they had money to buy food, a little booze, gamble a bit. Eva Cassidy also uses the phrase in "Stormy Monday" on her album Live at Blues Alley.

May 23, 2018 · A weeknight is a night during Monday-Friday, but I don't know one for Saturday-Sunday, or even Friday-Saturday when referring to nights that are not followed by work the next morning. Example sentence: I keep to myself on weeknights, but like to meet up with friends on xyz. Xyz here should mean "Friday, Saturday, or Sunday nights."

Dec 28, 2019 · Hi everyone, I was writing an email to a friend and after typing 'I'm free next Thursday and Friday night,' it occurred to me that they are actually two nights. I suspect that the plural form would be correct here, but 'Thursday and Friday night' sounds more natural to my ears. Which one would...

Jan 20, 2020 · “Last Saturday”, not “the last”.... “You use last in expressions such as last Friday, last night, and last year to refer, for example,to the most recent Friday, night, or year. ——- I got married last July. He never made it home at all last night.

Dec 2, 2011 · Both "next Monday" and "on next Monday" can be used, but they have slightly different connotations. Next Monday: This phrase is commonly used and means the Monday that follows the current week.