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Titiwangsa Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

We got to go home at twelve oclock sharp.

We got to go home at twelve.
We got to go home at twelve oclock sharp.

Can I say in the second way?
  

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We've got to go home at twelve. We've got to go home at twelve o'clock sharp. "twelve" is understood to mean "twelve o'clock".

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  • We've got to go home at twelve.
  • We've got to go home at twelve o'clock sharp.
  • "twelve" is understood to mean "twelve o'clock".
  • You can say it in full if you want; it makes no difference.
  • "sharp" emphasises an exact time, in this case probably especially that it shall be no later..
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We've got to go home at twelve.
We've got to go home at twelve o'clock sharp.

"twelve" is understood to mean "twelve o'clock". You can say it in full if you want; it makes no difference.

"sharp" emphasises an exact time, in this case probably especially that it shall be no later..
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Are you sure that the OP meant "We've got to go home" as opposed to "we got to go home" meaning "We were allowed to go home. . . . "?
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khoffAre you sure that the OP meant "We've got to go home" as opposed to "we got to go home" meaning "We were allowed to go home. . . . "?
Yeah, that's a point ... it didn't occur to me.
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