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The Time
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teacher jessie
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The Time
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I know 3 different ways to tell the time. For instance: 3.10 It �s ten past three, It �s three ten or It �s ten after three. Do you know which one is the most common in Am E?
Thanks in advance
Jessie from Argentina on Our PATRIA �s day!!! |
25 May 2011
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rockthevinyl
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I personally say 3:10, 3:30, 3:45, etc...it �s easier. (three-ten; three-thirty; three-forty-five)
I don �t know if we use one over the other. I know people who are like me, or who use �quarter, � �half, � and/or �after � ("five after" if the hour is understood) -- it �s a question of preference.
Feliz dia de la patria :)
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25 May 2011
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yanogator
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Yes, rockthevinyl is definitely correct. It �s a regional thing, as well as what your parents used, so there isn �t one most common way.
Bruce |
25 May 2011
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douglas
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As Rockthevinyl said or I often use "10 after..." (I almost never use "past") |
26 May 2011
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maceman
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I also suspect it �s a regional pattern.
We use 3:10 or 10 after 3 most often.
Interesting to see the different responses.
All the best. |
26 May 2011
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