Anonymous  +  239040 Thu, 22 Jun 06 03:41 PM Is it right to use the phrase "around the clock " in place of  "round the clock" ?Would it mean the same?Also,is the phrase "24/7" unprofessional ? can it be used in  formal english? Anonymous

	Cool Breeze  +  241145 Thu, 29 Jun 06 10:31 AM What is ungrammatical about round the clock? 'Round' can be used as a preposition meaning the same as 'around'. This quote is from Webster's Dictionary: "It happened round noon." Cheers CB Cool Breeze Joined on Fri, Apr 7 2006 Senior Member 3,979 "I hope you'll all live to be 150 years old - and the last voice you hear is mine!" Frank Sinatra on stage in Oslo, Norway, 28 September 1991 Prepositions

	Aperisic  +  249197 Wed, 26 Jul 06 07:59 PM  Anonymous wrote: Is it right to use the phrase "around the clock " in place of  "round the clock" ?Would it mean the same? Yes. Idioms, Oxford, new edition, page 59 gives around/round the clock (example has it even this way round-the-clock)  Anonymous wrote: Also,is the phrase "24/7" unprofessional ? can it be used in  formal english? 24/7 (24-7) is considered slang, but is used normally in a formal way to describe a type of service. source Wikipedia: 24/7 is an abbreviation which stands for "24 hours a day, 7 days a week". In commerce and industry, it identifies a service that will be present regardless of current time or day, as might be offered by a supermarket, ATM, gas station, diner or restaurant, concierge services or manned datacenter. 24/7 can also refer to: a type of BDSM play, see 24/7 (BDSM). 24/7, a fictional supermarket/convenience store chain in the fictional state of San Andreas, in the video game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. a game mode for ESPN NBA 2K5, where a basketball player is created and played as if the player is playing in real life. Aperisic Joined on Fri, Jul 21 2006 Full Member 409 Idioms, Abbreviations