Sep 10, 2012 · today O.E. todæge, to dæge "on (the) day," from to "at, on" (see to) + dæge, dative of dæg "day" (see day). Generally written as two words until 16c., after which it usually was written to-day until early 20c. Similar constructions exist in other Germanic languages (cf. Du. van daag "from-day," Dan., Swed. i dag "in day").

Dec 12, 2016 · WIthin the context of this dialect, the formation "on today" and "on yesterday" would be considered correct by those speakers, or they wouldn't be saying it that way. However (and I cannot back this up with a citation), in general, most English speakers in the US would not use "on" before "today" or "tomorrow."

The more common "What day is it today?" is answered by "It is X today", where "it" is a pleonastic pronoun.

Nov 21, 2018 · Grammarians and English teachers will tell you not to use the preposition "on" with the adverbs "tomorrow," "today," and "yesterday" because it is already a part of their meaning. Tomorrow is defined as "on the day after today," today is defined as "on this day," and yesterday is defined as "on the day before today."

Jan 23, 2014 · Google Ngram suggests that "today morning" (in blue) is virtually non-existent but nonetheless there are rare instances. However, on closer inspection I noted that the phrase was often separated with a comma such as: For ten minutes, twice today, morning and evening, let the idea for today sink deep into your consciousness.

I think we can make this answer better by including all of the limited number of pertinent adverbs. So rather than the current conclusion, You never use the preposition on to govern adverbs such as today or tomorrow, we could have _You never use the preposition on to govern the following adverbs: today, tomorrow, and yesterday, last week, last night or last [name of any day of the …

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Dear Janus, It does add new meanings of 'till date' viz. 'till today' and 'uptil now'. It also informs readers that the high-handedness of those English users who feel that their own standard is the right ones is resented by many Indian English users. –

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