PM or pm or P.M. ?

[nq:1]What is the correct way of denoting time AM/PM? AM or A.M. or am ? I've seen all 3 used. Are they all acceptable?[/nq]
Is there a reason why you left out "a.m."?
That's certainly the form I'm most familiar with. (It's also what Burchfield uses.)

Cheers, Harvey
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Southern England for the past 21 years.
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[nq:1]What is the correct way of denoting time AM/PM? AM or A.M. or am ? I've seen all 3 used. Are they all acceptable?[/nq]
Yes, although you won't see the periods much outside the USA.

Don Aitken
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[nq:1]On 28 Oct 2003, RFox wrote[/nq]
[nq:2]What is the correct way of denoting time AM/PM? AM or A.M. or am ? I've seen all 3 used. Are they all acceptable?[/nq]
[nq:1]Is there a reason why you left out "a.m."?[/nq]
I was going to include it, but abbreviations, particular with periods, seem like they should be in all caps.
Then again, i.e. and e.g. are lower case with periods, tho

"Who": Robert Burchfield lexicographer/OED editor.

"What": "The New Fowler's Modern English Usage" billed as a new edition of Fowler's work, but mis-titled. (It should have been "Burchfield's Modern English Usage", but that's book marketing for ya'...)

Cheers, Harvey
Ottawa/Toronto/Edmonton for 30 years;
Southern England for the past 21 years.
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Hi,
If referring to a specific time:
6.30 am, 5.50 pm.

If referring to the period of day:
Sometime in the p.m.
Regards,
Kevin Stone

UK English Speaker (expert(ish))

http://www.brainbashers.com
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