Last night, someone said "good evening" to me in English.
He meant "good night".
But they _should_ be the same, shouldn't they? The words "evening" and "night" are almost the same, so why not use them interchangably?
What a great language!
Here's my take on the subject in American English (British, Canadian, and Australian might be different):
"Good evening." is only used as greeting, but "Have a good evening." is a way of saying "goodbye".
"Good night." or "Have a good night." are both ways of saying "goodbye".
But, from the Hardy Boys books in my childhood, I also learned that "Good night!" is an old way of saying "Oh, my goodness!"
Further thoughts on this? Please comment!
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