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Jenny chiu Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
about time expression
Have you ever heard people say "It's fifty to six" instead of "ten past five"?
Is it wrong? or correct?
Is it wrong? or correct?
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In the USA it is wrong. I have yet to ever hear such a thing.
- In the USA it is wrong.
- I have yet to ever hear such a thing.
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Cynthia3754In the USA it is wrong. I have yet to ever hear such a thing.So, people in the USA only use " It's ten past five" or "five ten" to express 5:10. Is that what you mean?
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Yes, that is what I mean. For the first thirty minutes past a time we use "past". For the thirty minutes before a time we use "till", thus the following examples.
It is already ten past two, and I am running terribly late.
It is already ten minutes past two, and I am running terribly late.
It is already 2:10, and I am running terribly late.
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It is already ten
It is already ten past two, and I am running terribly late.
It is already ten minutes past two, and I am running terribly late.
It is already 2:10, and I am running terribly late.
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It is already ten
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