Which word better fits the context?
I set the alarm for/at 8 o'clock tomorrow morning. (for VS at)

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English (US)

"For" fits better.

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@lvvvers Thank you.

laralid

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Spanish (Spain)

set the alarm for 8 o'clock.

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@laralid Do you Americans use "clock" to mean "alarm"? For exampleb: Oh, I forgot to set my clock. This is commonly used in the English learners' world.

laralid

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Spanish (Spain)

@impressyou I use "alarm"

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@laralid Thank you! I also can't find "clock" has the same meaning as "alarm" in the dictionary, so so many English learners use "clock" incorrectly.

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@laralid For the sentence "So so many English learners use it incorrectly", is it natural? I put two "so" together.

laralid

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@impressyou It doesn't but, you have "Alarm clock" and that's where "set the alarm" comes from.
An "alarm clock" is a clock (a real one or a phone app/computer app) that you can set to make a noise at a particular time.

When you say "set the clock" you mostly refer to change/adjust the time on a clock.

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@laralid Got it, but I don't understand your answer about whether that sentence is natural or not. That sentence is "So so many English learners use it incorrectly".