Come to Germany. We still argue about how to properly say that. In some regions "quarter nine" means 8:15.
Could be worse. Could be Dutch.
What time is it?
Ten over half eight.
........
7:40
I see no problem with this? Makes sense.
...what
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
I 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.
Same in English, except that we say "half past" for xx:30. 08:35 is "twenty-five to nine".
This is why I don't talk to members of the British Isles, they do this.
Come to Germany. We still argue about how to properly say that. In some regions "quarter nine" means 8:15.
Could be worse. Could be Dutch.
What time is it?
Ten over half eight.
........
7:40
I see no problem with this? Makes sense.
...what
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
I 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.
Same in English, except that we say "half past" for xx:30. 08:35 is "twenty-five to nine".
This is why I don't talk to members of the British Isles, they do this.