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Why do people spell tonight?
“Tonight” is a fossil spelling. All the letters we spell it with today are there because those sounds used to be in the word.
What Tonite means?
blasting explosive
Definition of tonite : a blasting explosive consisting of a mixture of guncotton with a nitrate and sometimes a nitro compound.
Why do people write tonite instead of tonight?
Originally Answered: Why would someone spell it “tonite” instead of “tonight”? Because its shorter. And is perfectly acceptable spelling. It’s even in the dictionary.
Is tonite correct?
The accurate spelling is tonight. While some people write it as tonite, 2nite and 2ni8 which are the variant forms used in informal colloquies and text messages. Moreover, the only acceptable spelling found in the dictionary is “tonight”.
What is the difference between tonight and tonite?
As nouns the difference between tonight and tonite is that tonight is the nighttime of the current day or date; this night while tonite is (us|informal|entertainment industry) (tonight) or tonite can be an explosive compound; a preparation of guncotton.
Can you spell tonight Tonite?
(US, informal, entertainment industry) Alternative spelling of tonight.
Are there two ways to spell tonight?
Is it tonight or tonite?
“Tonight” is the proper spelling. “Tonite” is an abbreviated form usually used for messaging.
What is the meaning of Tonight is the night?
‘Tonight is the night.’; ‘I have high hopes for tonight.’; An explosive compound; a preparation of gun cotton. On this present or coming night. On the last night past. The present or the coming night; the night after the present day.
What is the difference between ‘Tonite’ and ‘ Tonight’?
From ( etyl) . Tonite” is often used in advertising in the entertainment industry in the United States, for example on signs outside theaters displaying the evening’s performances. ”Tonight is almost always used in most other contexts such as academia, politics, news media, etc.
Is it ‘day’ or ‘night’?
Either word, ‘day’ or ‘night’ can be a specific, countable nouns, in which case it normally takes a determiner such as ‘the.’ Either word can also be non-specific, a description of the quality of light or darkness. In some places, there may be subtle differences between the uses, but in other contexts they might be interchangeable.
What is the best articulation between Tonight and this night?
However, my best articulation is conjunction agreement between “tonight” and “this night”. “Tonight” is future expressive and “this night” can be present or future depending on subject and verb agreement. Which is correct?