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Rule "7:00 o'clock (7:00 or 7 o'clock)"

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Description: 7:00 o'clock (7:00 or 7 o'clock)
Message: Wrong phrase. Use \1\2\3 or \1 \4.
Category: Nonstandard Phrases (ID: NONSTANDARD_PHRASES)
Link: http://esl.about.com/library/beginner/bltime.htm
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • It's 7:00 o'clock.
    Correction suggestion: 7:00, 7 o'clock
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Check the following text against just this rule:

ID: CD_00_O_CLOCK [1]
Version: 6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-03-28 22:33:07 +0100)