• IWantToFuckSpez
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    10 months ago

    How about in telling time? Like half seven means 7:30 in British English but is 6:30 in Dutch and German

    • lemmyng
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      10 months ago

      That one at least makes some sense: halfway to seven vs seven and a half. The more confusing ones are quarter seven (6:15) and three quarter seven (6:45). If you didn’t learn to tell time with an analog clock it can throw you off since they are the opposite of eg quarter to seven. It’s even worse - in German it’s a regional thing, and they’ll look at you as of you’ve grown a second head if you use a form they’re not used to.

    • @joel_feila
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      110 months ago

      american time keeping for the win in this case.

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        • @joel_feila
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          110 months ago

          Well i was talking about the lack of relative time. It is clear if you say 6:30

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