NOT QUITE THE SAME.
. Mary (writing a letter): "Which shall I say, 'Mrs. Brown called last evening' or 'Mrs. Brown called last night'?" , . ; Earl (looking up from his paper): "Either expression will do. They, mean the same thing." . ' "If that is the case, why do we say, 'Good 'evening' when a visitor calls and 'Good-night' when he goes?" "From force of habit, I presume; evening and night are synonymous terms." "Well, they may be synonymous, but when my name" appears, in the society column I imagine you would rather have the report say that I appeared clad in a tasteful evening gown instead of saying I was clad in a tasteful nightgown."
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Evening Post, Volume CV, Issue 147, 23 June 1928, Page 21
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112NOT QUITE THE SAME. Evening Post, Volume CV, Issue 147, 23 June 1928, Page 21
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