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The clock is five minutes fast/faster, early/earlier.



 
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The clock is five minutes fast/faster, early/earlier. #1 (permalink) Sun Jun 29, 2008 16:29 pm   The clock is five minutes fast/faster, early/earlier.
 

Hi,

Which should I use to say that the time is really noon but the clock says it's 12:05?

The clock is five minutes fast=>I think this is OK.
The clock is five minutes faster=>I think clock doesn't run like a person.
The clock is five minutes early=>I'm clueless.
The clock is five minutes earlier=>I think this sounds weird.

Is there any other way to say it? Or do above sentences have other meanings?

Many thanks,
Cantik
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The clock is five minutes fast/faster, early/earlier. #2 (permalink) Sun Jun 29, 2008 16:52 pm   The clock is five minutes fast/faster, early/earlier.
 

Hi si,

Your watch seems to be 5 minutes fast.

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The clock is five minutes fast/faster, early/earlier. #3 (permalink) Mon Jun 30, 2008 14:00 pm   The clock is five minutes fast/faster, early/earlier.
 

The opposite is "it's five minutes slow."
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The clock is five minutes fast/faster, early/earlier. #4 (permalink) Mon Jun 30, 2008 21:40 pm   The clock is five minutes fast/faster, early/earlier.
 

You could also say,

"The clock is 5 minutes faster than my watch."
"The clock is running slow."
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