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MUSCOVITE Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Questions about time notation
Hi,
If you could help...
Which of the following "samples" are correct English?
(1) "It is a quarter to six o'clock pm"
(2) "it's a quarter to six pm"
(3) It's a quarter to six in the evening"
(4) It's quartet till ( before, until, of) six pm"
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(5) It occured at ten past midnight"
(6) It occured at five to noon"
(7) How do you say "12 AM" (= midnight) if using a 24-hour format, not the 12-hour one?
I am not sure but ... is the combination "00:00" ever used ( in time tables, etc) to designate 12 AM? And if it is, how do you pronounce it? "oh oh oh oh" or something? :-)
(8) "It occured at midnight (noon) on June 12th"
(9) "It occured at midnight (noon), June 12th
Thank you.
Mus-te
If you could help...
Which of the following "samples" are correct English?
(1) "It is a quarter to six o'clock pm"
(2) "it's a quarter to six pm"
(3) It's a quarter to six in the evening"
(4) It's quartet till ( before, until, of) six pm"
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(5) It occured at ten past midnight"
(6) It occured at five to noon"
(7) How do you say "12 AM" (= midnight) if using a 24-hour format, not the 12-hour one?
I am not sure but ... is the combination "00:00" ever used ( in time tables, etc) to designate 12 AM? And if it is, how do you pronounce it? "oh oh oh oh" or something? :-)
(8) "It occured at midnight (noon) on June 12th"
(9) "It occured at midnight (noon), June 12th
Thank you.
Mus-te
Top answer
These are natural: (1) It's a quarter to six. (2) It's a quarter to six. (3) It's a quarter to six in the evening.
- These are natural: (1) It's a quarter to six.
- (2) It's a quarter to six.
- (3) It's a quarter to six in the evening.
- (4) It's quarter till ( before, until, of) six.
- (5) It occured at ten past midnight.
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These are natural:
(1) It's a quarter to six.
(2) It's a quarter to six.
(3) It's a quarter to six in the evening.
(4) It's quarter till ( before, until, of) six.
(5) It occured at ten past midnight.
(6) It occured at five to noon.
(7) How do you say "12 AM" (= midnight) if using a 24-hour format,
(1) It's a quarter to six.
(2) It's a quarter to six.
(3) It's a quarter to six in the evening.
(4) It's quarter till ( before, until, of) six.
(5) It occured at ten past midnight.
(6) It occured at five to noon.
(7) How do you say "12 AM" (= midnight) if using a 24-hour format,
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