However, on closer inspection I noted that the phrase was often separated with a comma such as:įor ten minutes, twice today, morning and evening, let the idea for Google Ngram suggests that "today morning" (in blue) is virtually non-existent but nonetheless there are rare instances. Being just mentioned or present in space, time, or thought: She left early this morning. Whereas, " Today I have an appointment" can, theoretically, mean any time from dawn until midnight.
= On this specific morning, I have an appointment = Any time before noon (midday), I have an appointment. Why would you say "today morning", if you are speaking in the present? It's simply, in the morning. In this case, it's because we have another way to say the same thing that is used so universally that any other way of saying it sounds wrong. Today morning is just another example of a noun used as an adjective that isn't used that way normally. Similarly if I affix something to a light in my house, I don't call that a light fixture, because a light fixture is already a different thing it's the electrical lighting assembly itself, which is attached to my wall or ceiling. While in theory, just about any noun could be used as an adjective (to describe another noun), in practice some nouns just aren't used that way, due to convention, or lack of clarity in the meaning, etc.įor example, if I use a brick to hold a door open, I wouldn't call it a door brick, because, what's that? Is the door made of bricks? Do I use the brick to smash doors? It's just not an established concept. When we say "tomorrow morning" or "yesterday evening" we are using the noun form of these words as adjectives. Yesterday as an adverb: I finished my project yesterday. The words tomorrow, yesterday, and today are each both noun and adverb.
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