Re:What This Country Needs is an 18¢ Piece [pdf]
by jfk13 on Saturday December 16, 2023 @02:41PM
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But "halfway to six" should be three, surely? (Sorry!)
As a British person who learned Swedish -- which also uses that convention -- around the age of 10, I often found myself a little uncertain when hearing "half six" in English, as I grew up with the more explicit "half past six".
As a British person who learned Swedish -- which also uses that convention -- around the age of 10, I often found myself a little uncertain when hearing "half six" in English, as I grew up with the more explicit "half past six".