Re:Bilingual speakers experience time differently, study finds
by dragonwriter on Friday May 05, 2017 @07:05PM
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> The first thing I learned in the US: nobody says half past or ten to or any of those things.
I hear people say those all the time. Somewhat less with people under 30 or so.
> They only make sense on analog round clocks.
Actually, 10 minutes til <hour> makes perfect sense as a description of time independent of any mechanism of displaying the time.
It's not a natural way to read a digital clock, but not all discussion of time proceeds from reading clocks. Also, analog round wall clocks (and watches, and digital faces for smart watches that simulate them) still exist, and aren't that uncommon, taken together.
I hear people say those all the time. Somewhat less with people under 30 or so.
> They only make sense on analog round clocks.
Actually, 10 minutes til <hour> makes perfect sense as a description of time independent of any mechanism of displaying the time.
It's not a natural way to read a digital clock, but not all discussion of time proceeds from reading clocks. Also, analog round wall clocks (and watches, and digital faces for smart watches that simulate them) still exist, and aren't that uncommon, taken together.