Today Was vs Today Is - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
网页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, for example, "Today has been a nice day" nearer the end of the day, when the events that made it a nice day are finished (or at least, nearly so).
history - Change from to-day to today - English Language
网页2012年9月10日 · Generally written as two words until 16c., after which it usually was written to-day until early 20c. Similar constructions exist in other Germanic languages (cf. Du. van daag "from-day," Dan., Swed. i dag "in day"). Ger. heute is from O.H.G. hiutu, from P.Gmc. hiu tagu "on (this) day," with first element from PIE pronomial stem ki ...
Is it proper grammar to say "on today" and "on tomorrow?"
网页2016年12月12日 · 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. Share. Improve this …
Which is correct? .....as from today or from today onwards
网页2016年2月29日 · 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 British-idiomatic forms (the two "from" options have a British English sound to me, although "effective today" does not); but all five options are grammatically faultless, I ...
possessives - Why is "our today's meeting" wrong? - English …
网页2015年6月10日 · 44. One of the answers to this question states that "We shall discuss it in our today's meeting" is grammatically correct. To me, that sentence is clearly wrong. While in today's meeting is fine and in our today meeting is OK ish (though at the very least clumsy), there's something about the possessive there (our today's) that makes it wrong ...
grammaticality - "What day is it today?" vs. "What day is today ...
网页The more common "What day is it today?" is answered by "It is X today", where "it" is a pleonastic pronoun.
Understanding "as of", "as at", and "as from"
网页1. AS OF would mean "at a certain time onward". AS AT would mean "at a precise time of event". AS FROM would mean "at a certain time onward" just like AS OF, but I still don't quite get it. That leads me to go back and use SINCE. Much simpler and people use it in writings and speeches.
word choice - 'Today afternoon' vs 'Today in the afternoon'?
网页2011年4月19日 · 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 succinct and idiomatic alternative to "today in the afternoon".
"Nowadays" vs "today" - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
网页2011年10月31日 · 1. "Nowadays." while standard English, has a colloquial ring. "Today" is preferred in academic writing. Academic writing requires a more elevated register, which the adverb "nowadays" does not meet. The matter is simple: read published articles in academia and compare the frequency of "nowadays" versus "today."
"By the end of today" or "By the end of the day" [closed]
网页2014年12月30日 · I believe either is acceptable. I have always used "by end of business" which normally means by 5pm. I think that it depends on who you are sending the email to. If it is a superior you might want to reconsider and define an exact time deadline. If it is to a subordinate giving a general time frame like end of today or end of the day would be fine.
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