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"Good morning", "good afternoon", "good evening" — More formal verbal greetings used at the appropriate time of day. The similar "good night" and "good day" are more commonly used as phrases of parting rather than greeting, although in Australian English "G'day" is a very common greeting.
Afternoon is the time between noon and sunset or evening. [1] It is the time when the sun is descending from its peak in the sky to somewhat before its terminus at the horizon in the west. In human life, it occupies roughly the latter half of the standard work and school day.
The use of 'good morning' is ambiguous, usually depending on when the person woke up. As a general rule, the greeting is normally used from 3:00 a.m. to around noon. Many people greet someone with the shortened 'morning' rather than 'good morning'. It is used as a greeting, never a farewell, unlike 'good night' which is used as the latter.
263. Catch this afternoon wave! 264. Sending good vibes your way this afternoon! 265. Keep that afternoon glow! 266. Here’s your mid-day moment of awesome! 267. Daily reminder: Sprinkle some ...
Yet the five-minute number called "Good Afternoon" has Ryan Reynolds singing with a bad cockney accent, Will Ferrell tap dancing on a fallen wall, 40 other performers flooding a cobblestone street ...
The 12-hour clock is a time convention in which the 24 hours of the day are divided into two periods: a.m. (from Latin ante meridiem, translating to "before midday") and p.m. (from Latin post meridiem, translating to "after midday").
The Spanish "siesta" is probably the best-known term associated with the afternoon nap, but ancient Romans in Italy practiced afternoon naps, known as "riposo," many centuries earlier.
Good Sabbath [ɡʊt ˈʃabəs] Yiddish Used any time on Shabbat, especially in general conversation or when greeting people. [2] Shavua tov: שָׁבוּעַ טוֹב: Good week [ʃaˈvu.a tov] Hebrew Used on Saturday nights (after Havdalah), and even on Sundays, "shavua tov" is used to wish someone a good coming week. [2] Gut Voch: גוט ...