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Definition
Evening newspaper; an evening paper published in the afternoon or evening containing the morning's news.
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How it's used
Refers specifically to newspapers published and distributed during the afternoon or early evening hours. While digital news has largely replaced the physical format, the term remains a common way to describe the daily news cycle that covers events occurring earlier that same day.
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Have you bought today's evening paper yet?
I usually read the evening paper in the afternoon.
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Grammar guides
- QuestionsFrom yes or no questions to asking who, what, where, and when. The patterns you need to ask questions naturally in Cantonese.
- ClassifiersCantonese puts a classifier between a number and a noun, and a bare classifier on its own can mean the. Learn the common ones and how to use them.
- ComparisonsHow to say bigger than, the most, the same as, and not as good as. Cantonese uses 過 where Mandarin uses 比, and that catches a lot of learners out.
