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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
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correct method to express time

0 01b01font00Which is correct ? Five minutes until eight or five minutes of eight ?02font02b0-
  

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  • 0 It's five minutes to eight.
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0 It's five minutes to eight. 0-
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0 I don't disagree that "to" is correct, but Americans will also say "of." 0-
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01cite10Grammar Geek12cite10I don't disagree that "to" is correct, but Americans will also say "of."12blockquote
10Hi Barbara02br
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00What does "of" stand for? The preposition 'to' is self-explanatory.0-
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0I don't know - we just say it that way. 02br
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00It's five of eight. 02br
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00I'll see you there about quarter of.0-
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10I don't know - we just say it that way. 12br
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10It's five of eight. 12br
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10I'll see you there about quarter of.12br
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10Hi Barbara02br
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00I remember reading '01b00
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0 Not literally "of the clock," no. Of the HOUR. Like I said, five of eight 0-
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0Hi,02br
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01font00It's five of eight. 02font02br
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00When people say this to me, I never know which they mean, 'to' or 'after/past'. I have to ask.05002br
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00Best wishes, Clive010id1
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0 "Eight o'clock" - Does 01b01i00o'02i02b00 stand for 'of''? (I remember reading that 01i01b00o'02b02i00 stands for 'of'.) 0-
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0Hi,02br
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00Yes. 01i00Eight01b00 of 02b00the clock.02i00 It's archaic.02br
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00Clive0-
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0 Thanks, Clive. 0-
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