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dido4
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 Posted: Wed May 02, 2007 10:41 pm Post subject: a.m. ? |
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-->I know we don't have to use period when it comes to this:
I will see him at ten a.m.
Q: DO we have to use . when the situation meeets a question mark?
Like the following sentence?
Shall we meet them on Saturday night at ten a.m.?
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asterix
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| Posted: Thu May 03, 2007 6:03 am Post subject: |
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| I think you can write it: Shall we meet on Saturday night at 10 p.m? To avoid this problem you could change it to: Shall we meet at 10 p.m. on Saturday (night)? |
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CP
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| Posted: Sun May 06, 2007 5:20 pm Post subject: |
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You need the period even if you have other punctuation, whether it is a.m. (ante meridiem) or p.m. (post meridiem). Only a final period can be omitted if it is the last element of the sentence:
Will I see you at 7 p.m.?
You were still awake at 4 a.m.!
It doesn't start until after 8 p.m.
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