Grammatical term for words like yesterday, today, tomorrow 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 tomorrow as pronouns (specifically, deictic temporal pronouns) Related info is in CGEL pages 429, 564-5
tenses - 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, 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)
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 tense, as you did in your example
word choice - Today afternoon vs Today in the afternoon? - English . . . 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"
Which is correct? . . . . . as from today or from today onwards 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 believe
Understanding as of, as at, and as from No, "as of" can mean both - 1) As of today, only three survivors have been found 2) As of today, all passengers must check their luggage before boarding the plane
Is it proper grammar to say on today and on tomorrow? 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 correct to use the wor
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