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How would you wish a person whom you are meeting/leaving at
about 7PM? Will it be GOOD EVENING or GOOD NIGHT? You are meeting/leaving
him/her for the last time on that day. You are not going to meet him/her again
on that day. Do we say GOOD NIGHT only at the time of leaving at night? Also
enlighten about the time periods for morning, afternoon, evening & night.
Personally (and I �m English) I would only use "good night" to family or friends just before going to bed. You can say "good evening" instead of "hello" when you meet people in the evening, but it �s rather formal and probably wouldn �t be used with friends, we would just say "hello or hi". When you leave people in the evening you just say "goodbye". The same applies for "good morning" or "good afternoon", we say "goodbye" when we leave.
I have often had this question with my students because the French always say the same thing when they arrive and when they leave, but that �s what languages are all about, you can �t translate word for word.
