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Understanding the Context

The New York Times: What’s the Point of a Tiny Evening Bag? Our fashion critic explains why some may prefer clutches and small evening purses when more practical alternatives exist. By Vanessa Friedman Why do women still clutch tiny purses at fancy parties? The easiest way to explain, I guess, would be to compare in the evening -> time of day vs on the evenings -> date.

Key Insights

NB: there is no "s" in "in the evening", because it's a time frame not a series of dates. word choice - On the evening Vs. In the evening - English Language ... To a large extent the start of 'evening' is a matter of opinion or convention. The Oxford Dictionaries say that it 'usually' starts at 'about' 6 PM.

Final Thoughts

Note the lack of a definite rule. Evening NOUN 1 The period of time at the end of the day, usually from about 6 p.m. to bedtime. it was seven o'clock in the evening Evening (Lexico) Cambridge does not provide a time: the part of the day between ... Should I refer to 16:00 o'clock as afternoon or as evening? In winter, when the days are short, and it becomes dark already at this time already in many countries, and therefore it is not clear t...