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Bookmark or Share- AM/PM vs a.m./p.m. vs am/pm - English Language & Usage Stack ExchangeIt was 4:46 PM when I wrote the comment. It was 4:46 p.m. when I wrote the comment. Of those 4 sentences, I find "It was 4:46 pm when I wrote the comment" to be the most pleasing. When I read a time, I assume that the meridiem period is going to follow. In that context I don't need 2 periods to remind me that a.m. or p.m. is an abbreviation.
- How to use current standards to write a 'per procurationem' letterp.p. (by agency of) The Agent. or. Signed, The Agent p.p. (by agency for) The Principal. In Latin, there would be no ambiguity, because Latin nouns are declined: they are written with endings which tell you the grammatical case. In the first example, you would write. p.p. Agentis, which is in the genitive case and tells you that it is by agency ...
- What does "P.U." (in reference to stinkiness) stand for?"What does {holding nose} P.U. mean?" my son asked me tonight. I told him I didn't know, and he laughed and said "It means stinky, Mommy!" Very funny and well said, but it left me wondering. A search of Wikipedia and Etymology Online came up wanting and my etymological dictionaries are packed in boxes.
- "Have been + verb-ing" vs. "have + past participle"The Have Been V+ing can actually focus on the activity, and it doesn't matter whether it has been finished or not. But with the Have P.P., how exactly do you propose to emphasize results when the action isn't completed? Have P.P. normally answers questions like: How many, How many times etc. –
- Simple Past vs. Present Perfect: "was" vs. "has been"The Have P.P. is used to talk about new information or more recent things, versus the Past Simple which only talks about the Past. The message has been sent. vs. The message was sent. She has gone out. vs. She went out. It has been towed. vs. It was towed. A: Please remind Mrs. Jones of our appointment this afternoon. B: I've sent the message.
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