'En' versus 'dans'?

Question

Just wondering why it's 'en matinee', but 'dans la soiree?'

Accepted Answer

Hi Barrie, 
Interesting little question which got me thinking!
In the context of the weather you could both say -
en matinée, le matin = in the morning 
dans la matinée = sometime during the morning 
dans la soirée, le soir = in the evening
en début de soirée, en fin de soirée = at the beginning of the evening , towards the end of the evening
Hope this helps!

Answer

Hi Barrie,This type of issue has been discussed many times on the Forum.https://www.mytutor.co.uk/answers/3316/IB/French/How-to-use-the-prepositions-en-and-dans-in-French/https://progress.lawlessfrench.com/revision/grammar/prepositions-locations-dans-versus-en?rTry the above links, I think that it will helpBonne journéeJim