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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

what time is it when it's 10 minutes before 10
  

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There are several ways you could say it. Ten to ten. Ten till ten.

  • There are several ways you could say it.
  • Ten to ten.
  • Ten till ten.
  • Nine fifty.
  • Twenty-one fifty.
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There are several ways you could say it.
Ten to ten.
Ten till ten.
Nine fifty.
Twenty-one fifty. (military time if it is in the evening).
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There are many ways of saying this. The most common would be:
nine-fifty
Also there's:
ten til ten
If the hour is obvious to both the speaker and the audience, you might get away with saying:
ten til
BlueJay's suggestions are also good.

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