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Guest Posted 21 years ago
Grammar
Tell time
When checking (the?) time, do you say "do you have (the?) time?" ?
Do we learn to "tell time" or "tell the time"? Thank you for your help.
Do we learn to "tell time" or "tell the time"? Thank you for your help.
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Do you have the time?
What time is it?
Do you know what time it is?
Could you tell me the time?
Got the time?
There are a number of ways to ask the time, Guest, at various levels of courtesy.
As children, we learn how to 'tell the time', or how to 'tell time'. 'Time' seems to function equally well with or without the definite article here, although in other
What time is it?
Do you know what time it is?
Could you tell me the time?
Got the time?
There are a number of ways to ask the time, Guest, at various levels of courtesy.
As children, we learn how to 'tell the time', or how to 'tell time'. 'Time' seems to function equally well with or without the definite article here, although in other
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We can also say "Can you tell me the time?"/"Can you tell me what time it is?", can't we? Of course, you say these when you're not in too much of a hurry...
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Yes, those would both be fine, Pieanne.
I seem to say 'what's the time?'.
MrP
I seem to say 'what's the time?'.
MrP
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