12 p.m. is the start of the afternoon. It is a point in time that is also called “midday” or “noon” and is expressed as 12:00 in 24-hour clock. It comes one minute after 11:59 a.m.
12 a.m., on the other hand, is also called “midnight” and is expressed as 00:00 in 24-hour clock.
On a related note, what time is afternoon is often a matter of personal perception. For instance, if we are still at work and it is still light outside, we might think of 6 p.m. as “late afternoon” rather than “early evening.”
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Synonyms for evening include:
On a related note, what time is evening can be subjective (i.e., a specific time of day might be thought of as “early evening” or “late afternoon,” depending on the context).
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When making plans and arrangements, 6 p.m. is typically considered to be a time in the early evening. However, we may consider 6 p.m. to be “late afternoon” when referring to the starting time of an event that is part of our working day, especially if it is still light outside (e.g., “I have a quick work meeting late afternoon, starting at about 6”). In other words, what time is evening can be subjective.
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When making plans and arrangements, 4 p.m. is typically considered to be a time in the afternoon. However, if the word evening is being used to refer to the amount of daylight, we may think of 4 p.m. as “evening” time if it is already dark, or getting dark (e.g., “It was early evening, about 4 p.m., and the sun had almost set). In other words, what time is evening can be subjective.
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5 p.m. is considered early evening in some contexts and late afternoon in others because what time evening is can be subjective.
We are probably more likely to consider 5 p.m. to be “late afternoon” rather than “early evening” if it is referring to the starting time of an event that is part of our working day (e.g., “I have an afternoon work meeting at 5”), or if it is still light outside.
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Some synonyms for “for your information” are:
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FYI is not considered rude per se, but it could come across that way depending on the tone or context of your message.
If you’re unsure about whether or not FYI is appropriate in your context, you could always write out the entire phrase: “for your information.”
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Some common gaming acronyms are:
- AFK (“away from keyboard”)
- IDK (“I don’t know”)
- LMAO (“laughing my ass off”)
- OMW (“on my way”)
- LFP (“looking for party”)
- MMO (“massive multiplayer online,” a type of game)
- DLC (“downloadable content”)
- HP (“hit points,” an indicator of a character’s life)
- NPC (“non-playable character,” an in-game character controlled by the computer)
Although we may commonly think of these as acronyms, they’re really abbreviations. Acronyms are abbreviations formed from the initials of various words but pronounced as a new word (e.g., “NASA” for “National Aeronautics and Space Administration.”
QuillBot’s free Paraphraser can help you express these same concepts in other tones.
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“Dunno” is a contraction of “I don’t know.”
Another truncated way to say “I don’t know” is the abbreviation IDK.
Both of these are informal and often used in messages, social media posts, or other places where people want to write as quickly and as little as possible.
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IDK means “I don’t know.” The “IDK” emoji is the “person shrugging emoji” (🤷).
You could also use one of its variants: “man shrugging” (🤷♂️) or “woman shrugging” (🤷♀️).
People sometimes use the shrugging emoticon (¯\_(ツ)_/¯) to communicate “IDK.”
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