One evening, after supper, I went out for a walk with several friends. On the way we saw a few Americans coming towards us. When they came near, I said "Good night" to them. They smiled and answered "Good evening". After that we talked for a while.
On my way home, Iwas curious to know why they didn’t use the same expression. So as soon as I got home, I looked the expression up in the dictionary. Only at that time did I know that "Good night" shouldn’t be used when people met in the evening. "Good night" is an expression used when people depart in the evening Instead "Good evening" is the very greeting expression.
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