On the day before today
The word "yesterday" is correct and usable in written English. You can use the word to refer to the day that came before the current day. For example, "I started my new job yesterday.".
And, it was yesterday.
Today, it did".
Clegg told BBC Radio 4's Broadcasting House yesterday morning: "He [Darling] needs to enjoy the public's trust when it comes to issues of financial probity, of money, of managing our nation's finances.
And all the politics stories filed yesterday, including some in today's paper, are here.
In an indication of what simmering tensions could bring if unleashed, a mob of Christian youths in Jos's Tina neighbourhood set up a roadblock yesterday where they attacked at least three Muslim residents, beating one into a coma.
But low-key was also good politics yesterday.
The most recent execution took place in Ohio yesterday.
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