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May L. Posted 19 years ago
Vocabulary

Half ten

0 What would "half ten" mean? 9:30 or 10:30? 0-
  

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0 It is usually "half past ten" = 10:30 or ten-thirty02br 02br 009:30 = half past nine or nine-thirty0-

  • 0 It is usually "half past ten" = 10:30 or ten-thirty02br 02br 009:30 = half past nine or nine-thirty0-
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0 It is usually "half past ten" = 10:30 or ten-thirty02br
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009:30 = half past nine or nine-thirty0-
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0Thanks a heap, Bluepalms!0-
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0 In British English you'll often hear half past ten shortened to half ten. 0-
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01cite10Nona The Brit12cite10In British English you'll often hear half past ten shortened to half ten.12blockquote
10Didn't know that! Learned something new 05002br
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00In German you'd literally say "half-ten" too, but that would mean 9:30.010id1
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0 Dutch is similar to German in that way. I've had to train myself not to say "half ten" or even "half past ten" to avoid the risk of Dutch friends thinking I mean 9.30. Saying "ten thirty" is the safest! 0-

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