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Teo Posted 20 years ago
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minutes (American English)
0 In British English, 01 b 00 minutes 02 b 00 is generally included when the time involves numbers other than 5, 10, 15, 20, 25. 02 br
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00 For example, 01 i 00 six past seven 02 i 00 is unidiomatic in British English. The normal expression is 01 i 00 six minutes past seven. 02 i 02 br
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00 When the time involves numbers other than 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, is 01 b 00 minutes 02 b 00 generally included in American English? 0-
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00 For example, 01 i 00 six past seven 02 i 00 is unidiomatic in British English. The normal expression is 01 i 00 six minutes past seven. 02 i 02 br
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00 When the time involves numbers other than 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, is 01 b 00 minutes 02 b 00 generally included in American English? 0-
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0 Not necessarily; it's six of one and half a dozen of the other. 0-
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0 In my experience, Americans generally refrain from using the 01 i 00 X past Y 02 i 00 phrase except when discussing fifteen minute intervals. For instance, I typically only hear that it is either 01 i 00 a quarter past X 02 i 00 , 01 i 00 half past X 02 i 00 , or 01 i 00 a quarter 'til X 02 i 00 . A time like 7:06 would usually
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