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and why is "la nuit" not accepted as "at night" ? I think a better translation would be "in the evening" for the text

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and why is "la nuit" not accepted as "at night" ? I think a better translation would be "in the evening" for the text

This question relates to:French writing exercise "I love autumn!"

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AurélieNative French expert teacher in KwiziqCorrect answer

Bonjour James !

Indeed, this is an excellent point, and thanks to you, the challenge has now been updated to "in the evening" :) 
Merci et bonne journée !

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and why is "la nuit" not accepted as "at night" ? I think a better translation would be "in the evening" for the text

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