More to time than 1 o´clock , 2 o´clock ...

While doing my daily surfing I  read a very interesting article/lesson yesterday about time, more specifically how to tell the time and expressions.

USAGE 1 - o,clock means literally of the clock. It is used to tell the exact whole time. It doesn't include minutes. Unless you say , ' It's 9 o'clock and 10 min  ' You can't say it's 9:10  o'clock .

😊What time is it ?

😄It's 9 o'clock (you can add 'in the morning' or ' at night ' , if it's not obvious that it is ) .

USAGE 2 - a.m /p.m  which mean before noon(12p.m) and after noon (sic)  or  past noon.

 😊What time is it ? 

 😁 It's 10 p.m. or 10:15 p.m ( now you can add the minutes to your hearts delight BUT no o'clock)

       It's 10 at night . Or it's 10 . Or It's 10 :15  at night  or it's 10 .


USAGE 3- Parts of the day .MORNING AFTERNOON  EVENING NIGHT   


I love this USAGE . We can say
                                         😀GOOD MORNING!
                                                      😅GOOD AFTERNOON
                                                                  😏GOOD EVENING .....mean 'HI' but       

😈 GOOD NIGHT ......means  'BYE!'


Evening and night period definitions are a bit weird too. In most languages , according to the Collins Cobuild Dictionary , it's just translated as 'night'. The Collins also doesn't stipulate a time when evening begins or ends. It's defined as a time between  sunset and the time you go to sleep. Although if you are a late sleeper 11 p.m is night and not evening. So I guess the normal run of the mill understanding would be that between 6 p.m and 8 p.m would be evening.


So have a good night's rest and don't forget to do some reading in the evening before you go to bed.