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Oh wow, it actually is 8:30 in English. How interesting! In dutch, half eight is 7:30 too. 7:40 is weird: "ten over half eight"
by Kim_Bruning 6y ago
Oh wow, it actually is 8:30 in English. How interesting!
In dutch, half eight is 7:30 too.
7:40 is weird: "ten over half eight"
- Balgair 6y agoSpanish does the same thing with time, so it's not uncommon. That said, the way the French count numbers is, I think, universally confusing. Knowing the French, this is intentional :P
- imglorp 6y agoA little more formal would be "half past eight" which clears up the ambiguity, as does "quarter til eight". Not sure who uses that aside from occasionally in US.