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"eleven oh seven"
Teachers, if it is five minutes past eleven, would you say it is "eleven oh five" or "eleven O five" ?
If it is seven minutes past eleven, what would you day? would you say the exact minutes? "eleven oh seven"? I have never seen an example of a time at which the minute is not at five, ten, fifteen,.... and I have never heard people tell a time of this kind. I would appreciate if you tell me what you would do with this example.
If it is seven minutes past eleven, what would you day? would you say the exact minutes? "eleven oh seven"? I have never seen an example of a time at which the minute is not at five, ten, fifteen,.... and I have never heard people tell a time of this kind. I would appreciate if you tell me what you would do with this example.
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These are all possibilities. The first group is exact to the minute; the second group is for approximate times. eleven, eleven oh one, eleven oh two, eleven oh three, eleven oh four, eleven oh five, eleven oh six, ...
- These are all possibilities.
- The first group is exact to the minute; the second group is for approximate times.
- eleven, eleven oh one, eleven oh two, eleven oh three, eleven oh four, eleven oh five, eleven oh six, ...
- eleven oh nine, eleven ten, eleven eleven, eleven twelve, ...
- ) eleven, a little after eleven, about five after eleven, about eleven, just after eleven, around eleven CJ
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These are all possibilities. The first group is exact to the minute; the second group is for approximate times.
eleven, eleven oh one, eleven oh two, eleven oh three, eleven oh four, eleven oh five, eleven oh six, ... eleven oh nine, eleven ten, eleven eleven, eleven twelve, ... (not "eleven zero one", etc.)
eleven, a little after eleven, about five after eleven, about eleve
eleven, eleven oh one, eleven oh two, eleven oh three, eleven oh four, eleven oh five, eleven oh six, ... eleven oh nine, eleven ten, eleven eleven, eleven twelve, ... (not "eleven zero one", etc.)
eleven, a little after eleven, about five after eleven, about eleve
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I suppose you don't really have to say "oh", but it sounds more normal to me that way!
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I would say five past eleven! Or 20 past eleven if 'rounding up' from 18minutes past eleven.
The o is maybe a hangover from o'clock, but we only use the o'clock when it is precisely on the hour.
One o'clock.
five past one.
Quarter past one or one fifteen.
twenty five past one
half one (people often drop the 'past' for the half hour) or one thirty
quar
The o is maybe a hangover from o'clock, but we only use the o'clock when it is precisely on the hour.
One o'clock.
five past one.
Quarter past one or one fifteen.
twenty five past one
half one (people often drop the 'past' for the half hour) or one thirty
quar
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I read your post Nona, and I think there are differences between BrE and AmE. I'm a little puzzled when it comes to formal and informal way of telling the time. I was taught that five past one was the formal way, and one five the informal way.
My question is: what are the formal and informal expressions in BrE and AmE counting :00 :05 :10 etc?
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Formal BrE
My question is: what are the formal and informal expressions in BrE and AmE counting :00 :05 :10 etc?
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Formal BrE
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Depends on the type of watch you are looking at.
If it's electronic then the hour and minute digits are there. Just read the exact numbers out loud.
If it's a dial watch, then most peole would round off the time. Eleven-o-seven becomes eleven-o-five, seven-twenty-one becomes seven-twenty and so on.
If it's electronic then the hour and minute digits are there. Just read the exact numbers out loud.
If it's a dial watch, then most peole would round off the time. Eleven-o-seven becomes eleven-o-five, seven-twenty-one becomes seven-twenty and so on.
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I've honestly never heard anyone say 'hour o minutes' except in very formal situations ie. military/scientific/spies needing to synchronise watches/very dorky teenagers.
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