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24 Feb 2022
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Question about English (UK)
If someone asks: "What time it is?", Would I answer: "It's about 2 p.m." OR "about 2 p.m."?
1. "It's about 2 p.m."
2. "About 2 p.m."
Which one is more correct? Which one is more wrong?
If someone asks: "What time it is?", Would I answer: "It's about 2 p.m." OR "about 2 p.m."?
1. "It's about 2 p.m."
2. "About 2 p.m."
Which one is more correct? Which one is more wrong?
1. "It's about 2 p.m."
2. "About 2 p.m."
Which one is more correct? Which one is more wrong?
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Neither is more correct. They both can be used in the same way to mean the same thing.
Everything below is not directly related to your question but still worth mentioning.
When we are talking about an APPROXIMATE time e.g. 2P.M it is more common to use 'around' instead of 'about':
'It's around 2P.M.' or 'Around 2 P.M.'
If we are talking about an APPROXIMATE DURATION, e.g. 'The event will start in about two hours' it is more common to use 'about' but 'around' can also be used.
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@AlphaEnergyTaco I think it depends on where you are.
If you are from the U.K, you often say: "around".
If you are from the U.S, you often say: "about"
So, I guess, you are from the U.K!
If you are from the U.K, you often say: "around".
If you are from the U.S, you often say: "about"
So, I guess, you are from the U.K!
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