The accident happened at 8:22 p.m. last night .
Is there redundancy in the part in bold?
The accident happened at 8:22 p.m. last night .
Is there redundancy in the part in bold?
Have a look here:
The accident happened at 8:22pm. (exact time)
The accident happened last night. (when/which part of the day)
Having both, the exact time and when in the day is more specific for the reader.
Many thanks, Andrea!
Good morning Andrea, thank you very much for taking your time to answer this question. This thread will be read by many people in the months and years to come and lots of learners of English will be benefitting from it.
Morning Torsten, youâre welcome
The accident happened at 8:22 p.m. last night .
The accident happened at 8:22 last night.
Is it correct to remove âp.m.â, since âlast nightâ makes it amply clear that it is "pm and not âamâ?
Thanks.
In an official police report you probably might read something like 'The accident happened at 20:22 on the night of Friday, January 10th, 2020. In spoken English the âpmâ is redundant because âlast nightâ makes it clear that the accident happened post meridiem.
You need to keep pm, canât leave it out.
pm does indicate afternoon/evening
Iâve changed the sentence to show that pm should still remain and doesnât rely on yesterday:
The accident happened at 8:22 p.m. yesterday.
Many thanks, Andrea and Torsten!
Yes, to me, there is redundancy.
You may use either The accident happened at 8:22 pm yesterday.
or The accident happened at 8:22 last night.
(I think pm is more common than p.m.)
Many thanks, Anglophile.
Andrea states âYou need to keep pm, canât leave it outâ in the post above.
You seem to have copied my sentences and posted them as a separate question. Well, I have offered my opinion there.