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Olive mango Posted 9 years ago
Grammar
Every hour on the hour?
In the sentence above "the hour" means a precise time, right?
I can't figure it out why it isn't "at", but "on".
Isn't "on" referring to a date?
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"on the hour" is a fixed expression meaning at 00:00, 01:00, 02:00, etc. There is no way to predict that it is "on" and not "at". You just have to learn the expression.
- "on the hour" is a fixed expression meaning at 00:00, 01:00, 02:00, etc.
- There is no way to predict that it is "on" and not "at".
- You just have to learn the expression.
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"on the hour" is a fixed expression meaning at 00:00, 01:00, 02:00, etc. There is no way to predict that it is "on" and not "at". You just have to learn the expression.
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