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Discussion Groups / English Usage / February 2010By evening/by the evening
1. I'll finish the task by evening. 2. I'll finish the task by the evening. Q1. Your preference? Q2. Any pondial differences? -- Thanks. Marius Hancu >1. I'll finish the task by evening. >2. I'll finish the task by the evening. > >Q1. Your preference? >Q2. Any pondial differences? Given the choice just between the two, I'd use #1. Given latitude to change, I'd write "I'll finish the task by this evening".  SignatureTony Cooper - Orlando, Florida Marius Hancu: > 1. I'll finish the task by evening. > 2. I'll finish the task by the evening. > > Q1. Your preference? 1. 2 is understandable, but "by the evening" is only natural if you're talking about the evening of a specific date, or something like that. > Q2. Any pondial differences? I don't it. SignatureMark Brader | "Debugging had to be discovered. I can remember Toronto | the exact instant when I realized that a large part msb@vex.net | of my life... was going to be spent in finding | mistakes in my own programs." -- Maurice Wilkes My text in this article is in the public domain. > Marius Hancu: > [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > you're talking about the evening of a specific date, or something > like that. #2 seens more idiomatic to me, but both are normal. I'm AmE. >1. I'll finish the task by evening. >2. I'll finish the task by the evening. > >Q1. Your preference? >Q2. Any pondial differences? I would say "I'll finish the task by evening" (or, more likely, by nightfall). I said it the same way, without the "the", when I lived in America, as did most people around me. SignatureRegards, Chuck Riggs, An American who lives near Dublin, Ireland and usually spells in BrE > 1. I'll finish the task by evening. > 2. I'll finish the task by the evening. > > Q1. Your preference? > Q2. Any pondial differences? Either of these: I'll finish [the task] by evening. or I'll finish [the task] by this evening. The only way I'd say "I'll finish the task by "the" evening" would be if I'm talking about a future day. Maria Conlon Rightpondia (Southeast Michigan) Born 1943 |
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