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後:あと or ご?

In my recent diary, I wrote 一週間後, and I noticed Google’s Speech to Text was pronouncing it as ご instead of what I was thinking: あと

After searching around, here’s a quick summary.

あと

Used alone or in casual phrases

  • 後で電話します。I’ll call you in a bit.
  • 後は任せるよ。I’ll leave the rest to you.
  • 仕事の後で after work

Used in compound words or formal expressions

  • 一週間後 after a week
  • 放課(ほうか)後 after school

So if I want to use あと, it would be 一週間の後, now あと is considered used alone instead of part of the compound word.