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Meaning of "this shit is bananas" | QUESTION TAGS: You are telling lies. Isn't it true?

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Sun Apr 23, 2006 19:56 pm Ten minutes of ten

What hour is exactly "ten minutes of ten". Is it 9:50 or 10:10?

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Sun Apr 23, 2006 20:14 pm Time

Hi Daneel, I would use these expressions: 9.50 ten minutes to ten 10.10 ten minutes past ten Alan _________________ English as a Second Language You can read my ESL story Not Really

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Sun Apr 23, 2006 20:26 pm Time

Alan wrote:

I would use these expressions: 9.50 ten minutes to ten

I would do the same, but I could also say "ten to ten".

Alan wrote:

10.10 ten minutes past ten

I would say that or "ten after ten".

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