Why say l'après-midi, when it could never be AM?Hi Team,
I understand the below rule and it makes perfect sense...
However, when there is risk of confusion between AM and PM, you will either use the 24-hour clock, OR add precisions like du matin (in the morning), de l'après-midi (in the afternoon)
But, why would one say "Il est quatorze heures de l'après-midi." when there is no risk of confusion here and it would never mean anything other than 2pm in the afternoon anyway?
It seems unnecessarily specific to me, so I chose not to select this option for the question:
What are the ways to SPECIFICALLY say "It is two PM." ?
It's like saying, I'm sunbathing under the sun.
Thanks
Since you can't end the sentence with à qui (etc), how would you express something like this? "Yes, that's the one I was thinking of" / "That's the one I was thinking about"
Do you basically have to make it more like "Yes, that's the one of which I was thinking"? Having trouble figuring out how to express it in French.
Hi Team,
I understand the below rule and it makes perfect sense...
However, when there is risk of confusion between AM and PM, you will either use the 24-hour clock, OR add precisions like du matin (in the morning), de l'après-midi (in the afternoon)
But, why would one say "Il est quatorze heures de l'après-midi." when there is no risk of confusion here and it would never mean anything other than 2pm in the afternoon anyway?
It seems unnecessarily specific to me, so I chose not to select this option for the question:
What are the ways to SPECIFICALLY say "It is two PM." ?
It's like saying, I'm sunbathing under the sun.
Thanks
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