đ©âđ« Why is the word âGoodnightâ is written together but the words âGood Morningâ or âGood Afternoonâ are written separately. Which one is actually correct? â Originally Answered: Based on proper usage and in terms of the source from which the word is derived, it is 1. Good Morning 2. Good Afternoon 3. Good Evening 4. Good Night & 5. Good Day They are all two words. On the other hand, âGoodnightâ has emerged for casual usage in recent times. It's merged as one, for colloquial conversation (Informal). With the emergence of texting Applications for ultra quick, instant, easy and crisp communication, words have been merged as one. Some examples of the above are, 1. Going to - Gonna 2. Got you - Gotcha 3. Want to - Wanna 4. Got to - Gotta Also while messaging on other social platforms and instant messengers, communication is restricted to mere Abbreviations such as, 1. TTYL 2. LOL 3. BRB 4. And the list goes onâŠâŠ PS: The primary purpose of cutting short the words or merging them as one these days, is to utilise the space best, save time and to text more. Of the 4 words, âą Morning âą Afternoon âą Evening & âą Night the word, âNight' is the shortest. So people tend to merge this, MOST. When we write, â Goodmorning â Goodafternoon â Goodevening, one wouldn't find the purpose being met, as it is still longer to write. On the other hand, 'Goodnight' does appear to be short. On instant messengers and other social platforms (Casual chat), people also choose to write Good night in other short ways, as mentioned below.. 1. Goodnight 2. Goodnght 3. Gud night 4. Gudnite 5. Gudnyt 6. Gn Note: (1) Humans have the capacity to read out a word correct, as long as the 1st & the last letter are in place & not misplaced. E. g. Nihgt, Afertonon, Mroning, Folwers, (2) Many people even include numbers, converting texting into an âalpha numericâ combination by further shortening and making communication crisp. E. g. 1. Did you come before 9:00 a.m.? = Did u cme b4 9? 2. You are late for the class. = U r late 4 d class. 3. I am here just for you. = M here jst 4 u. CONCLUSION: It is two different words, 'GOOD NIGHTâ (Professionally, Formally and Grammatically). Click on the link below to read more. https://msworldofenglish.blogspot.com/2022/04/why-is-word-goodnight-is-written.html