Is “extend” the right word to use here?

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”I usually get up at 8. Sometimes it can extend to 9, though.”

Anonymous · Accepted Answer

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anonymous”I usually get up at 8. Sometimes it can extend to 9, though.”

The problem is not so much with "extend"as with "it". Spell out single-digit numbers unless there is a good reason not to.

One possibility is ”I usually get up at eight. Sometimes I go as late as nine, though.”

With "extend", "I usually sleep till eight. Sometimes I extend it to nine, though.” Here, "it" refers to your sleep. In the original sentence, there was nothing for "it" to refer to.

AlpheccaStars · Answer

anonymous”I usually get up at 8. Sometimes it can extend to 9, though.”

Native English speakers would not say that. Here is a natural sentence.

”I usually get up at 8, but sometimes I sleep until 9.”

This is less common:

I usually get 8 hours of sleep each night, but when I am very tired, I extend it to 9.

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