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Anonymous Posted 20 years ago
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"Round the clock"

Is it right to use the phrase "around the clock " in place of "round the clock" ?Would it mean the same?Also,is the phrase "24/7" unprofessional ? can it be used in formal english?
  

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Would it mean the same? To me, you have this backward. The question is, is round the clock, clearly ungrammatical, valid in lieu of around the clock.

— Anonymous

  • Would it mean the same?
  • To me, you have this backward.
  • The question is, is round the clock, clearly ungrammatical, valid in lieu of around the clock.
  • Also,is the phrase "24/7" unprofessional ?
  • can it be used in formal english?
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AnonymousIs it right to use the phrase "around the clock " in place of "round the clock" ?Would it mean the same?
To me, you have this backward. The question is, is round the clock, clearly ungrammatical, valid in lieu of around the clock.

Also,is the phrase "24/7" unprofessional ? can it be used in formal english?
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What is ungrammatical about round the clock? 'Round' can be used as a preposition meaning the same as 'around'. This quote is from Webster's Dictionary:

"It happened round noon."

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AnonymousIs it right to use the phrase "around the clock " in place of "round the clock" ?Would it mean the same?
Yes.

Idioms, Oxford, new edition, page 59 gives

around/round the clock

(example has it even this way round-the-clock)
AnonymousAlso,is the phrase "24/7" unprofessional ? can it
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