, The Cambridge Grammar of the English Language, would consider words like yesterday, today, tonight, and tomorrow as pronouns (specifically, deictic temporal pronouns). Sep 8, 2021 · 2) This answer, while helpfully giving former versions of 'today', is in no way actually addressing the OP's question of why 'to', since the ostensible meaning of 'to' doesn't make literal sense. Apr 19, 2011 · Neither are clauses, but "today in the afternoon" is grammatical (adverbial phrase of time), while "today afternoon" is not. S. I would also suggest "this afternoon" as a more succinct and idiomatic alternative to "today in the afternoon". " I have never heard this usage before. In other contexts, it's okay to say, for example, "Today has been a nice day" nearer the end of the day, when the events that made it a nice day are finished (or at least, nearly so). " These may be more U. Proofreading questions are off-topic unless a specific source of concern in the text is clearly identified. When did the change happen? Also, when people wrote "to-day", did they feel, when pronouncing the word, that it contained two Nov 20, 2014 · The 2002 reference grammar by Huddleston and Pullum et al. Questions that can be answered using commonly-available references are off-topic. . Sep 10, 2012 · In old books, people often use the spelling "to-day" instead of "today". Feb 29, 2016 · Two other options (in addition to "as from today," "from today," and "effective today") are "beginning today" and "as of today. Because it refers to a moment in the past, it can be used with the past tense, as you did in your example. -idiomatic forms than British-idiomatic forms (the two "from" options have a British English sound to me, although "effective today" does not); but all five options are grammatically faultless, I No, "as of" can mean both - 1) As of today, only three survivors have been found. Why is 'today' instead of say 'this-day' or why didn't we keep 'on the day' which also doesn't make literal sense? Jun 10, 2015 · Please include the research you've done, or consider if your question suits our English Language Learners site better. 2) As of today, all passengers must check their luggage before boarding the plane. Today means "the current day", so if you're asking what day of the week it is, it can only be in present tense, since it's still that day for the whole 24 hours. Today means "the current day", so if you're asking what day of the week it is, it can only be in present tense, since it's still that day for the whole 24 hours. Dec 12, 2016 · In my town, people with PhD's in education use the terms, "on today" and "on tomorrow. Every time I hear them say it, I wonder if it is correct to use the wor 3 “Earlier today” is a totally correct way to refer to a point in time between the beginning of the day and the current time. Related info is in CGEL pages 429, 564-5.

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