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0'at 4 pm' or 'at 4 in the afternoon': both OK.02br
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00Absolutely not "at 4 in the evening."02br
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01cite10New2grammar12cite10Do you usually say out 'at 4 pm' or 'at 4 in the evening/afternoon'?12br
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10Example,12br
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10I will meet you tomorrow at 4 pm/in the evening/in the afternoon12br
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10By the way, is 4 considered afternoon or evening? 12br
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0I'd usually just say 'at 4' (I think I can assume no-one would think I wanted to meet them at 4am).02br
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00'at 4 o'clock' is extremely common.02br
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00'at 4pm' and '4 in the afternoon' are ok, but don't sound quite as natural for conversation.0-

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0Hi guys,02br
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00We commonly just say 'I'll meet you tomorrow at 4'. If I say that, nobody is going to think I am suggesting that we meet at 4am. Almost everyone is asleep at that time.05002br
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00Best wishes, Clive010id2

0But you would say "I'll meet you tomorrow at 8 in the morning/at night" to avoid confusion, am I right?0-

0 YEs you might need to say that to avoid confusion. 0-

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01cite10New2grammar12cite10But you would say "I'll meet you tomorrow at 8 in the morning/at night" to avoid confusion, am I right?12br
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10... at 8 in the morning (okay)02br
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0why do you say it is "at 8 in the evening"? I can understand if you think of summer time but during winter, the sun sets at 5 or 6 pm the latest. Is this a common expression when used with time, so you will never say "at 11 at night" even though it is clearly at night?0-

0IMO, 'night' cannot be used because 'night' is used when you are going home. For example, you'll say, 'Good night' when you are leaving for home after going out with someone.0-