Timeline for Any time and Any day in english
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| Jan 14, 2021 at 7:42 | comment | added | James K | While the literal meaning of "come at any time" and "come on any day" is the same. The context implies something different. If you answer "... any day" you probably understand the expected time. If you answer "any time" you are emphasising that there is no expected time. | |
| Nov 4, 2017 at 12:55 | comment | added | Sunil K | Well i appreciate your answer, but i have question like, if i use ‘at any time’ instead of ‘on any day’ in that example, does it alter the meaning or the meaning remains same? as i think ‘time’ only restricts a particular day and ‘day’ can be anything, also i have seen using ‘any time’ in the situations where the questions are asked for a day like ‘can i can tomorrow morning?’ in such case answer will be ‘come at any time’ but when question is asked ‘can i come tomorrow ‘ the answer i have seen like ‘ come on any day’ so my question is like if i use ‘at any time’ instead if ‘on any day’? | |
| Nov 4, 2017 at 9:54 | history | answered | SovereignSun | CC BY-SA 3.0 |