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serkanserkan
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before and to
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As far as ,I know before can be used instead of to when we want to tell the time(In American English).(For instance,It is ten before three.=It �s ten to three.) Does anybody know whether we can say it �s (a) quarter before four instead of saying it �s a quarter to four.Thanks in advance. :) |
11 Dec 2010
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elprofe55
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Hello Serkan,
You can say
1.45 = It �s (a) quarter to/ of/ before/ until/ till two
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11 Dec 2010
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elprofe55
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Hello Ahmed:
Say (a) quarter to .... is the common one, but not the only one way people say it, especially Americans!  |
11 Dec 2010
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yanogator
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Alex is right, but I �d like to add a little. Although "It �s ten before three" is grammatically correct, "It �s ten minutes before three" is more common, especially when the time is being announced on the radio. Also, "till" is much more common than "until" in this context (although here in the US, few people are still able to spell "till" correctly. It has almost been replaced by �til or til, because people seem to think it �s just a contraction of "until", rather than a separate word).
Bruce |
11 Dec 2010
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serkanserkan
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Dear Ahmed
If if u deal with language u have to be a little bit flexible. :) Because there are a lot of options in a language. |
11 Dec 2010
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