word choice - "On tomorrow" vs. "by tomorrow" - English …
by tomorrow makes sense, but technically it means that when tomorrow arrives the thing in question will already be done. In other words, by there means before. On tomorrow I have never heard used, and would consider incorrect English. However, I have seen on the morrow used. It is kind of an archaic way of saying that something will be done in ...
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Feb 12, 2024 · When you say, "Can you do it by tomorrow?" sets tomorrow as the deadline for completing the task. It emphasizes that the action needs to be finished no later than tomorrow. The choice between "for" and "by" depends on the specific context and what you want to convey. Use "for" if you're focused on preparing something in advance for tomorrow.
grammar - Is "Tomorrow's" equal to "tomorrow is"? - English …
Dec 15, 2022 · It's impossible to accurately judge how someone will parse "tomorrow's" without any surrounding context. In that aspect, I feel that this answer is therefore unfounded. Secondly, how would this be any different from any other words where the possessive and the contraction of "is" is spelled the same way?
grammar - tomorrow morning vs. tomorrow's morning - English …
Nov 27, 2024 · Tomorrow morning, tomorrow afternoon, tomorrow evening and tomorrow night they all refer to different periods of the day after “today”. Whereas the possessive apostrophe is used in: a good night's sleep (a good night of sleep) The possessive apostrophe replaces "of" and adds an "s" several good nights' sleep (several good nights of sleep)
prepositions - Is 'to tomorrow' correct? - English Language …
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What's the difference between "tomorrow's meeting" and …
Oct 26, 2015 · The first sentence is not correct. It should be "I have to attend tomorrow's meeting". "The" is normally used to indicate a specific item, for example, "the meeting" refers to a particular meeting, while "a meeting" is just any meeting.
Is it proper grammar to say "on today" and "on tomorrow?"
Dec 12, 2016 · 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." There are also interesting points about the etymology of "today" and "tomorrow" (think of the archaic usage "on the morrow") that are beyond the scope of what you're asking.
Is there a word for "the day after overmorrow" and "the day before ...
Dec 16, 2018 · I know overmorrow (the day after tomorrow) and ereyesterday (the day before yesterday) themselves are obsolete alike. I would like to know whether English has ever had words for one day farther than that, I mean "the day after overmorrow" and …
prepositions - Does "until [date]" mean "before that date"?
Aug 16, 2011 · This is not good English. Either it was written by somebody for whom English is not a native language, in which case I wouldn't necessarily conclude anything about his interpretation from the text, or it was written in a hurry by someone who meant to put (you have until 18 August) in parentheses, in which you should deliver it by 23:59 on 18 August.
"Tomorrow and the day after" - English Language Learners Stack …
Jan 11, 2016 · Yes, it's been pushing up daisies, but no definite ones, for a century. The answer might still be interesting if @IrwellPete were motivated to expand it by adding references, as suggested, and perhaps by pointing out that English seems to be the only Germanic language which lacks an "accepted" word for the day after tomorrow.