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#2 (permalink) Fri Jan 26, 2007 0:34 am 1:30 p.m it's half past one... |
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--> one-thirty (you may add "pm" or "am" as applicable)
--> half past one
Those are really the only (civilian) ways to express 1:30.
In the military or police, it's common to use military time: "1330 hours" or "0130 hours"
To them, 1:30pm is "1330 hours" or simply "1330". _________________ Billie Jean is not my lover. Hee. |
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#3 (permalink) Fri Jan 26, 2007 0:45 am 1:30 p.m it's half past one... |
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And, I'd say "posted as the subject" or "posted on the subject/topic line" or "posted in the subject box". :D
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#4 (permalink) Fri Jan 26, 2007 4:37 am 1:30 p.m it's half past one... |
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| In England they also say "half one", but it's confusing to me as an American, because I never know if they mean 1:30 or 12:30 when they say that. |
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#5 (permalink) Fri Jan 26, 2007 8:47 am 1:30 p.m it's half past one... |
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| Jamie (K) wrote: |
| In England they also say "half one" |
There is a similar format in German (halb eins), but the direct translation of the German phrase is an hour different from the British "half one". I once had British neighbors in Germany and we had constant misunderstandings whenever we tried to make plans. I was never sure what time they were talking about since both "halb eins" and "half one" were foreign to me. :lol: _________________ "Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power." ~ Abraham Lincoln |
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