Can one both use "good afternoon" and "good evening" at 5 pm ?
P ph2004 Member Joined Jul 6, 2008 Member Type Student or Learner Native Language Danish Home Country Denmark Current Location Denmark Mar 1, 2010 #1 Can one both use "good afternoon" and "good evening" at 5 pm ?
L Linguist__ Senior Member Joined Dec 11, 2009 Member Type Student or Learner Mar 1, 2010 #2 ph2004 said: Can one both use "good afternoon" and "good evening" at 5 pm ? Click to expand... (Not a teacher) I would be more inclined to use 'evening' for 5pm, but I wouldn't argue with someone if they called it afternoon. My own person use would be: 12pm - 4/5pm - afternoon 5pm - 9pm evening 9pm onwards - night. I assume it differs for different people. So, you can use both afternoon and evening for 5pm, yes.
ph2004 said: Can one both use "good afternoon" and "good evening" at 5 pm ? Click to expand... (Not a teacher) I would be more inclined to use 'evening' for 5pm, but I wouldn't argue with someone if they called it afternoon. My own person use would be: 12pm - 4/5pm - afternoon 5pm - 9pm evening 9pm onwards - night. I assume it differs for different people. So, you can use both afternoon and evening for 5pm, yes.
T Tdol No Longer With Us (RIP) Staff member Joined Nov 13, 2002 Native Language British English Home Country UK Current Location Japan Mar 1, 2010 #3 It also depends on the time of year to me- I'd say Good afternoon in the summer when it's still light and daytime, but in the winter when it's already dark, I'd be more likely to say Good evening.
It also depends on the time of year to me- I'd say Good afternoon in the summer when it's still light and daytime, but in the winter when it's already dark, I'd be more likely to say Good evening.
Barb_D Moderator Staff member Joined Mar 12, 2007 Member Type Other Native Language American English Home Country United States Current Location United States Mar 1, 2010 #4 I had the exact same thought at Tdol - In the winter, it's dark, but in the summer, there's still four more hours of daylight, if not more.
I had the exact same thought at Tdol - In the winter, it's dark, but in the summer, there's still four more hours of daylight, if not more.
M mmasny Key Member Joined Oct 3, 2009 Member Type Student or Learner Native Language Polish Home Country Poland Current Location Poland Mar 1, 2010 #5 Linguist__ said: My own person use would be: Click to expand... This expression struck me. I would say "personal use". Is it often said that way?
Linguist__ said: My own person use would be: Click to expand... This expression struck me. I would say "personal use". Is it often said that way?