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I'm not sure that your usage in #2 is entirely correct, but it's grammatically perfect and I understand what you intended to say, so .... Great Work!!
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Some families still celebrate the birthday of a prominent family member after death while some others do rememberance celebration. That's what prompted the #2
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Please read Rules #5 and #6, and revise. Thanks!
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Revised it, thanks for the correction.
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The woman looked at the train timetable, puzzled at the mention of "post meridien", till she finally realised it referred to the time and her train was leaving at 2 p.m.
Andrew Carnegie built scores of public libraries in an effort to be remembered by posterity.
Alan Turing was given a posthumous pardon.
The post mortem conducted on Princess Diana concluded she had died from injuries in a car crash, which were exacerbated by her not wearing a seat-belt.
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I hope that lady caught the right train!
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Never forget to eat lunch. And I suggest a 2–3-hour lunch break.
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I am always more productive post meridian since I am not a morning person.
I hope my posterity will remember me as a great person.
Most great painter became famous posthumous, so they could not live from their art.
In my country, postmortem examination is mandatory in case of suspicious death.
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I never knew when is 12 post meridian and when 12 A.M., lol.
The posterity decided to have a new president which is closer to the youth.
After the posthumous song, everyone started loving Chester.
The postmortem made doctors discover an uncommon object into the stomach of a man.
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Post meridiem is a Latin phrase which means "after noon".
The businessman donated money to the local school on condition there was a plaque mentioning his philanthropy so that he was remembered for posterity.
Lots of babies born after WW2 were posthumous babies thanks to their fathers dying in battle.
Most jurisdictions only require post mortems if the doctor signing the death certificate is unsure of cause of death or suspects foul play.
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1.- I have a date at 3 post meridiem.
2.- Now we have to try to be a good example as citizens, parents and as human beings at a general level, taking into account the principles and values that have been left aside and thus, we could see in posterity excellent results.
3.- Frank, an excellent public servant, extraordinary person, excellent police; He died yesterday and they made a posthumous tribute highlighting his quality as a human being.
4.-His family objected to a postmortem, saying that he did not need it because he had died of natural causes.
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Post meridiem:
Lets meet at 8 post meridiem.
Posterity:
We must secure the benefits of freedom for ourselves and our posterity.
Posthumous:
He was requested to write the late kings' posthumous book.
Postmortem:
The pathologist was requested to write a postmortem report to determine the cause of death.
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