Can I just say "It's seven" instead of "It's seven o' clock" when talking about the time?
Native speaker’s answer
Rebecca
Yes, you can just say "it's seven" instead of "it's seven o'clock" when referring to the time. It is also common to add "a.m." or "p.m." after the time instead of "o'clock". The word "o'clock" is just a formal way of expressing time. Ex: It's seven p.m. Ex: I went on a run yesterday at eleven.