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Tamguatlay Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Is "am" redundant?

This morning I woke up at 6am.

According to a friend of mine, I should write:

This morning I woke up at 6. (He said "am" is redundant because of "morning".)

Is my friend correct?

Thanks.
  

Top answer

Well, neither is wrong. (6 in the morning, of course, implies 6 am)

— Ivanhr

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  • (6 in the morning, of course, implies 6 am)
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Well, neither is wrong. (6 in the morning, of course, implies 6 am)
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tamguatlayIs my friend correct?
If your friend means that "am" makes the sentence incorrect, then they are wrong.
6 am is correct, and so is 6 by itself.
I would not call it redundant.

Here are examples of redundancy:

He was running and was singing as he went to school.
He felt sorry for the wido
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IvanhrWell, neither is wrong. (6 in the morning, of course, implies 6 am)
So which sentence should I use? Thanks.
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It's up to you really (both are fine).
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tamguatlay(He said "am" is redundant because of "morning".)
I agree.
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