- I messaged you in the morning.
- I messaged you in morning.
I am confused which sentence is correct. I think both are correct, but please help me out and tell me which sentence is grammatically correct.
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5FYI, if you said (out loud) "I messaged you in morning", it would likely be misunderstood by a native speaker as "I messaged you in mourning", which means something very different.– Nick2253Nov 10, 2014 at 17:23
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What accent did the speaker use? A Yorkshire accent have have combined "in" and "the" into "int". As in "I message you int morning."– DickieBoyNov 10, 2014 at 18:14
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In American English, "message" is unlikely to be the verb you want. You might say "I sent you a message" or "I emailed you" or "I texted you", depending on the context.– JoeNov 10, 2014 at 19:57
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I've frequently heard "messaged" used in American English, albeit primarily within a 17-30 age range and only informally.– Sean DNov 11, 2014 at 4:26
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2 Answers
Morning needs an article, so your example
I messaged you in the morning.
But since this is past tense, it would be better to write:
I messaged you this morning.
For the future it is OK though:
I will message you in the morning.
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2Note that you'd only use this morning if it were the same day that you messaged the person. in the morning can be used in more situations.– Tim S.Nov 10, 2014 at 18:29
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Being past tense, if you had some other way to indicate the date, in the morning would be okay. For example "I never received the files due on October 18th. I messaged you in the morning as a reminder, but they still never arrived."– corsiKaNov 10, 2014 at 23:15
user3169's answer is very good.
If you heard "in morning" as an expression (i.e. without the article) it's more likely to be in the context of "He/she is in mourning." This meaning is that the person is grieving over (typically) the death of a friend/relative. Clearly a very different meaning.
