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TBH I think there are only two cases where you would answer with London, Ontario time: - you are from London, Ontario and are traveling in another TZ - you ar
by darkwater 6y ago
TBH I think there are only two cases where you would answer with London, Ontario time:
- you are from London, Ontario and are traveling in another TZ
- you are in London, UK
In all the other cases, without no further context, Londo UK should be used because it's one of the "capitals of the world"
- smikhanov 6y agoYour #2 is not good. I live in London, UK and when asking "What's the time in London", I mean London, UK. You may ask why do I need to specify London at all? Here's one of the possible scenarios, sounding very normal as human communication goes: (I'm in London wanting to phone my relatives in Moscow, which is several time zones away. I don't know the current time in either Moscow or London, and I don't know what's the time difference between the two as not all countries observe DST) Me: "Hey Siri, what's the time in Moscow?" Siri: "It's 10:35PM in Moscow, Russia" Me (thinking about whether I'll finish speaking in time for dinner): "Hey Siri, what's the time in London?" Siri: "It's 8:35PM in London, UK" Asking "What's the time?" instead of "What's the time in London?" sounds very unnatural here.
- darkwater 6y agoFair enough, although I do see it as a not so common case. But maybe it is more common than people wanting to know the time in London, Canada while being in London, UK.