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night
/naɪt/
The word "night" can be used as both a countable and an uncountable noun. When referring to the general time of darkness, it is often uncountable. When referring to a specific occasion or a single 24-hour cycle (e.g., "a cold night"), it is used as a countable noun. In common greetings, we say "Good night" when leaving someone or going to sleep, but not when arriving at a place; for arrivals in the evening, use "Good evening" instead.
💬Casual Conversation
🎬Tuesday evening, Brian is at home on his couch; Mark is procrastinating on a project.
Mark
Yo, you think you could pull an all-nighter to fix my login? I'm totally wiped.
Brian
Not a chance. Have a good night and figure it out tomorrow.
💡
Mark uses the idiom 'all-nighter' (staying awake all night to work) and the slang 'wiped' (exhausted). Brian's response is curt, reflecting his grumpy personality and refusal to help Mark with a basic task outside of working hours.