Talk:evening
Latest comment: 3 years ago by Backinstadiums in topic good evening
time before bedtime[edit]
2. the part of the day between sunset or the last main meal of the day and bedtime We went out for the evening. Microsoft® Encarta® 2009
--Backinstadiums (talk) 18:32, 22 May 2020 (UTC)
- That's a bit weird. Bedtime isn't a set time of day. Night-shift workers may go to bed in the day. Equinox ◑ 20:02, 22 May 2020 (UTC)
(Chiefly Southern US) The time from noon to twilight.[edit]
(Chiefly Southern US) The time from noon to twilight --Backinstadiums (talk) 19:27, 12 November 2020 (UTC)
Typically people do not leave somebody and say "good evening". Even if it is not night yet when one greets someone, they can greet them with "good evening" and when they leave, they say "good night", rather than saying "good evening" as a farewell, even though it may still be evening. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evening#Etymology