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CharmYou Posted 12 years ago
Speech & Pronunciation

How do you pronounce time?

"At 1:00" is normally pronounced as one o'clock, right? But I heard another version, at zero one hundred hours.
Then, can I pronounce "at 7:00" as "at seven hundred hours"? If so, can I pronounce "at 7:07" as "at seven hundred and seven hours" or even "at seventy seven"?
  

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CharmYou "At 1:00" is normally pronounced as one o'clock, right? Right. CharmYou But I heard another version, at zero one hundred hours.

— Mister Micawber

  • CharmYou "At 1:00" is normally pronounced as one o'clock, right?
  • Right.
  • CharmYou But I heard another version, at zero one hundred hours.
  • That is military jargon.
  • Other uses are jocular.
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CharmYou"At 1:00" is normally pronounced as one o'clock, right?
Right.
CharmYouBut I heard another version, at zero one hundred hours.
That is military jargon. Other uses are jocular.
CharmYouThen, can I pronounce "at 7:00" as "at seven hundred hours"? If so, can I pronounce "at 7:07" as "at seven hu
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