Greetings

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Sajjad_Ahmed

Member

Bengali

What to say when meeting someone just after 12 pm....good afternoon or good pm?? and what to say when meeting someone at night around 9 pm to 10pm, good evening or good night??

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Wordnip

Senior Member

Western Australia

British English

You say 'good afternoon', not good pm. When meeting someone in the late evening you say, 'good evening'. You say 'good night' when departing, not when meeting. If you meet someone late at night, e.g., after 10 pm then you may or may not say 'good evening' because it is rather late. I'm not sure that we have a satisfactory greeting for a late hour!

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Sajjad_Ahmed

Member

Bengali

thanks a lot Wordnip...👁 Smile :)

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Wordnip

Senior Member

Western Australia

British English

A pleasure! On second thoughts, you'd probably say something like, 'what are you doing here at this hour, shouldn't you be in bed?' (which is where I'm going now, so good night!).

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Sajjad_Ahmed

Member

Bengali

good one, should try it sometime.....👁 Smile :)

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