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Actually telling the time to somebody else can be even more consuming. Some languages say half past 4, some half to 5, some even say "quarter to 5" when it's 16
by yread 13y ago
Actually telling the time to somebody else can be even more consuming. Some languages say half past 4, some half to 5, some even say "quarter to 5" when it's 16:15 and "three quarters to 5" when it's 16:45. In some languages you can say stuff like "3 minutes before 3 quarters to 5" for 16:42. People just like to make things interesting, I guess.
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- telmich 13y agoI guess these cultural differences will continue to exist - you even have 3 different versions for 1645 in German language. I don't think this is a problem, as cultural differences are important to exist, as they resemble local differences.