1. I arrived at the hospital at 7 p.m.
2. I arrived at the hospital at around 7 p.m.
3. I arrived at the hospital around 7 p.m.
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Can we use all the expressions?
Can we use 'at around' as in Sentence 3?
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Yes to both questions.
1. I arrived at the hospital at 7 p.m.
2. I arrived at the hospital at around 7 p.m.
3. I arrived at the hospital around 7 p.m.
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Can we use all the expressions?
Can we use 'at around' as in "Sentence 2"? Thank you. You mean all are grammatical?
2. I arrived at the hospital at around 7 p.m.
3. I arrived at the hospital around 7 p.m.
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Can we use all the expressions?
Can we use 'at around' as in "Sentence 2"? Thank you. You mean all are grammatical?
The word "at" means right at that hour, so "at 7 p.m." means it! The word "around" means close to that hour, maybe a few minutes before or after.
While "at around" is not really incorrect, it is rather self-contradictory!! I would use either "at" or "around," but you can use any of the three expressions.
While "at around" is not really incorrect, it is rather self-contradictory!! I would use either "at" or "around," but you can use any of the three expressions.
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