I hear phrases like "half-past", "quarter til", and "quarter after" way less often since digital clocks have became more commonplace.
I hear phrases like "half-past", "quarter til", and "quarter after" way less often since digital clocks have became more commonplace.
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Come to Germany. We still argue about how to properly say that. In some regions "quarter nine" means 8:15.
39 1 ReplyCould be worse. Could be Dutch.
What time is it?
Ten over half eight.
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7:40
60 1 ReplyI see no problem with this? Makes sense.
7 0 Reply...what
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In Spanish its pretty common to express time past 30 as next hour minus time left. So 8:45 can be expressed as 9 minus 15
10 0 ReplyI feel this is the way that best reflects how you look at an analog clock. First hours then minutes. It'd be interesting to know if the amount of people saying time the analog way depends on the system used.
7 0 ReplySame in English, except that we say "half past" for xx:30. 08:35 is "twenty-five to nine".
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5 3 Reply8:45, 9:15
29 1 ReplySeriously . If I ever heard someone say "quarter nine" as a time, those are the only two I would ever consider to be possible options
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10 ÷ .5x8
7 0 ReplyWhy WOULD it mean 8:15? The only two options I would think of are 8:45 and 9:15.
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This is why I don't talk to members of the British Isles, they do this.
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