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ESLBeginner Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary

At 1530 hours

Hello, I have a question about time:

For example, it's now 09:30.

When I was in school my teacher told me it read 'half past nine', and now I've heard it reads 'O-Nine-thirty hours' a few times. Is the latter one common in English speaking countries? or it's just used under certain circumstances?


And if it's 15:30, how do I read it? One-Five-Thirty hours?


Thanks.
  

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ESLBeginner When I was in school my teacher told me it read 'half past nine', and now I've heard it reads 'O-Nine-thirty hours' a few times In ordinary conversation, the usual way of saying this is "half past nine" or "nine-thirty". "O-Nine-thirty hours" is like military jargon -- when you want to sound super precise and well organised. If you heard this in everyday circumstances, it might have been meant jokingly.

— Mr Wordy

  • ESLBeginner When I was in school my teacher told me it read 'half past nine', and now I've heard it reads 'O-Nine-thirty hours' a few times In ordinary conversation, the usual way of saying this is "half past nine" or "nine-thirty".
  • "O-Nine-thirty hours" is like military jargon -- when you want to sound super precise and well organised.
  • If you heard this in everyday circumstances, it might have been meant jokingly.
  • ESLBeginner And if it's 15:30, how do I read it?
  • One-Five-Thirty hours?
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ESLBeginnerWhen I was in school my teacher told me it read 'half past nine', and now I've heard it reads 'O-Nine-thirty hours' a few times
In ordinary conversation, the usual way of saying this is "half past nine" or "nine-thirty". "O-Nine-thirty hours" is like military jargon -- when you want to sound super precise and well organised. If you heard this in eve
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