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However, I do recall traveling around the New England area, and people have this habit of saying "of" when telling the time to indicate the proximity to the next hour. For example, "twenty of five" means it's 4:40. That's a bit odd to me. =/
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O yea. That's a good one. I do it all the time.
"What time is it?"
"Ten of."
"
TEN OF WHAT!?!"
"Ten of five?"
I know, it doesn't make a lot of sense. Especially the "of." We also do the "ten past" bit. I guess we kind of expect everyone to know the hour. We're a very time-conscious people - we need to get there yesterday. It explains our driving habits. ^_^
I've been a lot of places, but I can't really think of any major regional differences. Even in Europe, I am at a loss.
Jam it back in, in the dark.
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