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  1. Today Was vs Today Is - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    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, …

  2. Change from to-day to today - English Language & Usage Stack …

    Sep 10, 2012 · In old books, people often use the spelling "to-day" instead of "today". When did the change happen? Also, when people wrote "to-day", did they feel, when pronouncing the …

  3. word choice - 'Today afternoon' vs 'Today in the afternoon'?

    Apr 19, 2011 · 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 …

  4. Is it proper grammar to say "on today" and "on tomorrow?"

    Dec 12, 2016 · In my town, people with PhD's in education use the terms, "on today" and "on tomorrow." I have never heard this usage before. Every time I hear them say it, I wonder if it is …

  5. Grammatical term for words like "yesterday", "today", "tomorrow"

    Nov 20, 2014 · The 2002 reference grammar by Huddleston and Pullum et al., The Cambridge Grammar of the English Language, would consider words like yesterday, today, tonight, and …

  6. single word requests - Formal equivalent of "fast forward to today ...

    May 27, 2020 · At its onset, the industry had little in terms of standardized rules and metrics. ______________, progress towards a more unified regulatory framework has made much …

  7. tenses - Using "have ran" or "have run" - English Language

    May 22, 2017 · Not really addressed in the dictionary. I see "have to run", but not have run or have ran. I lean towards the former as correct, but asked here to get other thoughts.

  8. How to write “till now” in a résumé? - English Language & Usage ...

    I am writing a résumé. I want to specify that I started my education in 2009 and as of now I am at the 4th grade (in other words, still learning), so how should I specify that in résumé: 2009 - pre...

  9. "Today" in the past - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    3 “Earlier today” is a totally correct way to refer to a point in time between the beginning of the day and the current time. Because it refers to a moment in the past, it can be used with the past …

  10. grammaticality - "What day is it today?" vs. "What day is today ...

    The last example means something different, though. “What day is (it) today?” refers to the day of the week, not the date.