Do you know how to shorten the hours? Speaking of which, how about recalling a text that talks a little more about abbreviations in general? So, just access it: Learning a little more about abbreviations.
However, as it is something “summarized”, can we spell the words anyway? Or is there a specific way? When rereading the suggested text, you'll notice that it's not that simple, because even for abbreviations there are rules that we have to be aware of in order to apply them correctly. And it is exactly for this reason that we will now know how the abbreviation of hours is given. Willing (a) for another unbeatable mission? Come on!!!
The abbreviation of hours is related to specific rules
* When we refer to the representation of hours (h), we must always use a lowercase letter, as shown in the following example:
We arrived at 2 pm. At 2 pm it is incorrect.
* As you may have noticed, the letter “h” appears by itself. So nothing to leave it with the letter “s”, ok? Look:
We will go to the cinema at 5 pm, not 5 pm.
* When we want to make reference to the duration, the hours must be written in full. We will see?
We stayed in the park during two hours, so we enjoyed a lot.
* To indicate exact hours it is not necessary to use two zeros (00).Therefore, as we have already seen, we must proceed as follows:
Class started at 7:00, not 7:00.
* In the sense of indicating inaccurate hours, that is, indicating the minutes, the correct thing is:
The film started at 5:30 pm, or simply:
The film started at 5:30 pm.
* Another very important factor, which we should know, is that the representation of hours is also related to the use of the backquote. Let's see an example?
The swimming lesson will be from 9am to 10am.
Analyzing the idea expressed in the prayer, we came to the conclusion that the swimming class will start at 9 am and end at 10 am. Therefore, the use of the crase is essential.
By Vânia Duarte
Graduated in Letters
Kids School Team
