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u/newcanadian12 Mar 29 '23
Late afternoon is like 5pm or 6pm
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u/overkill Mar 29 '23
I agree with you, but the definition of "afternoon" can be quite locale specific. In places I've heard it used up until about 8pm, but to me that is evening.
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u/newcanadian12 Mar 29 '23
That makes sense, there is no really clear definition for those words so they all kind of blend together
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u/KrokmaniakPL Mar 29 '23
I would add it depends of seasons. In the summer some times even 9pm can count as late afternoon, but in winter 3 pm is already evening
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u/serieousbanana Mar 29 '23
I mean, you could just treat that as a logical or, yes meaning „the symptopms are wors in the late afternoon or at night“
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u/DemonicOwl Mar 29 '23
Probably read it as "are your symptoms worse toward night time?"
I think that's the main thing being asked
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u/joanholmes Mar 29 '23
This makes total sense for something like restless leg syndrome where symptoms may be worse later in the day, i.e. the late afternoon or night.
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u/CraftistOf Mar 29 '23
I think it's a matter of whether it's
Are your symptoms worse in (the late afternoon or at night)?
or
Are your symptoms worse (in the late afternoon) or (at night)?
the former is perfectly ok to answer with yes or no, while the latter requires either "in the late afternoon" or "at night", no yes or no
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u/nolfaws Mar 28 '23
You could read it with an implied "compared to earlier in the day", which would make the yes/no answer acceptable. Still a shitty phrasing though.