English term
afternoon abbreviation
Aft? Aftn? PM?
Thank you
4 +7 | pm |
Mark Nathan
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p.m. (UK) PM (US) |
B D Finch
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Jul 11, 2015 13:37: writeaway changed "Language pair" from "Italian to English" to "English"
Jul 11, 2015 13:53: Darius Saczuk changed "Level" from "PRO" to "Non-PRO"
Non-PRO (3): DLyons, Tony M, Darius Saczuk
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Responses
pm
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Note added at 9 mins (2015-07-11 13:44:24 GMT)
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if there are two colums, then "am" and "pm".
also if there is a column with morning and one with afternoon? |
agree |
Tony M
8 mins
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agree |
Sheila Wilson
: confirmed by the additional context
24 mins
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agree |
Edith Kelly
1 hr
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agree |
Simon Mac
: Even more sure with the additional context
2 hrs
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agree |
Wolf Draeger
: Don't think there is an abbreviation for afternoon; PM is the only short option.
1 day 2 hrs
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agree |
Armorel Young
1 day 17 hrs
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agree |
B D Finch
: Also agree with lower case, but should really be p.m., with full stops.
1 day 19 hrs
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Reference comments
p.m. (UK) PM (US)
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Note added at 1 day19 hrs (2015-07-13 09:22:08 GMT) Post-grading
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Though, it appears that the University of Cambridge style guide disagrees: "Do not use full stops in these common abbreviations: eg, am, pm, op, no, cf, ie, ed, etc or after Mr, Mrs, Prof or Dr." https://www.cam.ac.uk/brand-resources/guidelines/editorial-s...
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Note added at 1 day20 hrs (2015-07-13 09:41:36 GMT) Post-grading
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The University of Oxford also disagrees:
"Times
Use either the 12- or 24-hour clock – not both in the same text. The 12-hour
clock uses a full stop between the hours and minutes; the 24-hour clock uses
a colon and omits am/pm.
[Right] The lecture starts at 11.30am and ends at 1pm.
[Right] The lecture starts at 11:30 and ends at 13:00.
[Wrong] The lecture starts at 11.30am and ends at 13:00.
[Wrong] The lecture starts at 16:00pm" https://www.ox.ac.uk/sites/files/oxford/media_wysiwyg/Univer...
Discussion
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