"Five of Nine" equals what time?

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destrekor

destrekor

Lifer
Nov 18, 2005
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Originally posted by: Anubis
it means the same as 5 till 9


FFS are you like 5?
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I've never heard anyone use anything OTHER than " 'til ". 5 till 9. 10 'til 9. Quarter 'til. Etc

It's definitely a geography thing. Here in Ohio, while Pop or Soda might vary between the Northern and Southern areas of the state, I've never heard anyone use "x of x". Hell, not even when some of the people I've been in contact with here at school (OSU), not once have I heard that from someone from out of state. Then again, I don't have time specific conversation with many people.
 
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91TTZ

Lifer
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Originally posted by: RedSquirrel
No reason to try and make it more complicated for nothing and make it possibly missleading.
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No reason to use improper grammar and incorrect spelling.
 
Whoozyerdaddy

Whoozyerdaddy

Lifer
Jun 27, 2005
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Originally posted by: Perknose


In fact, it is the DOMINANT American way of expressing minutes before an hour.
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Not any place I've ever lived. Some of my more backward relatives on the east coast talk like that... Must be a redneck thing.
 
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FrustratedUser

Lifer
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Originally posted by: silverpig
You think this is hard? The Swedes have it really messed up.

IIRC:

TIME - English translation of what the swedes say

9:00 - 9 o'clock
9:05 - 5 minutes past 9 o'clock
9:10 - 5 minutes to quarter after 9
9:15 - quarter after 9
9:20 - 5 minutes after quarter after 9
9:25 - 5 minutes to half 10
9:30 - half 10
9:35 - 5 minutes past half 10
9:40 - 5 minutes to quarter to 10
9:45 - quarter to 10
9:50 - 5 minutes past quarter to 10
9:55 - 5 minutes to 10
10:00 - 10 o'clock
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I am Swedish and you are almost correct. This is how it goes.

9 o'clock
5 past 9 (direct translation would be '5 over 9' so I'll use that from now on)
10 over 9
quarter over 9
20 over 9
5 before half 10 (direct translation would be '5 to half 10', will be used from now on)
half 10
5 over half 10
20 to 10
quarter to 10
10 to 10
5 to 10
10 o'clock

It rolls nicely off the tounge in Swedish and everyone knows what's up. However things changed when digital watches came along and many just say 9.20, 9.05, 9.35 and so on but it's boring. The old way works better with analog watches.
 
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Malfeas

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I've lived in Oklahoma, Texas, Florida, New York, California and now Washington. I have never heard the phrase 'of' in reference to time. Most people I know just give the exact time, or use 'past' 'after' and 'til' the hour.

 
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Schfifty Five

Lifer
Oct 20, 2005
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Never heard of "5 of 9" or any variation. In fact, I think it sounds completely retarded. What's so difficult about saying "5 till 9" or "5 after 9".

lol 5 of 9....
 
Bibble

Bibble

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Quarter to = quarter till = quarter of = XX:45. All of these sound natural to me. If I heard someone say "5 of 9" I would understand it but would never say it that way myself. Even so, it's better than "pop" or "tennis shoes." I remember the first time my Texan roommate called sneakers tennis shoes and I had no idea what the hell he was talking about.
 
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