What does O'clock mean?!?
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It is just an abbreviation of ''of the clock''
On the clock
Of the clock. the comma is when you shorten things down.
good question blondie..never thought of that myself
orgazim 'clock haha
O'clock would come from French "à la cloche" (which means at the bell). When people didn't get watches and clocks at home, they would rely on the bell ringing from the bell tower . so it was said it is nine "à la cloche" (at the bell) and with time became more and more transformed into the English form `"o'clock". like ivoire became ivory, folie gave folly, parlement became parliament and so many others.
It's short for "of the clock".
of the clock--The apostrophe shows that it is a contraction, like don't, doesn't, etc.
o'clock
Main Entry: o'·clock
Pronunciation: &-'kläk, O-
Function: adverb
Etymology: contraction of *of the clock*
1 : according to the clock <the time is three o'clock>
2 -- used for indicating position or direction as if on a clock dial that is oriented vertically or horizontally <an airplane approaching at six o'clock>
the comma replaces the 'f' & 'the'.
In other words if it was 2 o' clock, it really is 2 of the clock.
It's a shortened version of "Of the clock".
Of the clock.
It's a apostrophe not a comma, apostrophe's are used when there are letters missing, such as in the word didn't, instead of did not, did you go to school?
O'clock
It is an adverb
and
It is used after a number from one to twelve to say the time when it is exactly that hour
I believe the aprostophie is there because it means "On the Clock" - So its 12 on the clock = 12 O'clock
of the clock!
of the clock
of the clock
It means "of the clock".
"Of the clock" Yee olde English
Just like "Fillet O Fish" Fillet of fish
or Man o war
of the clock ie 8 o'clock 8 of the clock!!
of the clock (or on the hour as we say now)
As it goes: clock, clock, clock, clock, then you say O' = OH' it's time up, so 7.00 o'clock, wake up.
Really it have something to do with its around analogue system, old saying, referring to the hands of the hour.
of the clock
Of the clock.
not entirely sure but i would say of the clock, comma is just there as its abbreviated
sounds like an Irish name,,,, O'Connor,,, O'Brien
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