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MrMelodramatic
06/24/19 9:58:01 PM
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What time is it?
Ten til two

What time is it?
Five til four

What time is it?
Quarter past noon

STOP. I ASKED WHAT TIME IT IS NOT WHAT TIME IT IS GOING TO BE.
1:50!
3:55!!
12:15!!!!!!!
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wwinterj25
06/24/19 9:59:33 PM
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You asked the time and got the time. I see no issue.
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MrMelodramatic
06/24/19 10:04:16 PM
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I asked the time and got a fucking lecture.
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darcandkharg31
06/24/19 10:04:20 PM
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1350 hours
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Nichtcrawler X
06/24/19 10:04:56 PM
#5:


Be happy English has the choice.

Dutch only naturally uses before and after the whole and half hour, so the complaint seems silly to me.
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MrMelodramatic
06/24/19 10:05:35 PM
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Good grief Andy, I asked you what time it was not your goddammed life story. Just say the time
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MrMelodramatic
06/24/19 10:06:39 PM
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Nichtcrawler X posted...
Be happy English has the choice.

Dutch only naturally uses before and after the whole and half hour, so the complaint seems silly to me.

Well then Dutch is dumb.

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MrMelodramatic
06/24/19 10:08:25 PM
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All I wanted to know was what time it was and you wasted my time and gave me a shitty math problem. I want pertinent information not to solve the motherfucking da vince code.
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wwinterj25
06/24/19 10:08:25 PM
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MrMelodramatic posted...
I asked the time and got a fucking lecture.

Well my response would be "time you got a watch" so yeah...
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_-isKzt4O4" data-time="&start=35

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Nichtcrawler X
06/24/19 10:08:26 PM
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MrMelodramatic posted...
Well then Dutch is dumb.


It is for many reasons, how we say the time is very far down the list as to reasons why though.
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MrMelodramatic
06/24/19 10:09:26 PM
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I do have a watch. I hear it happen to other people and I share in their anger of being told a god damn riddle instead of an answer
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Nichtcrawler X
06/24/19 10:10:54 PM
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MrMelodramatic posted...
I do have a watch. I hear it happen to other people and I share in their anger of being told a god damn riddle instead of an answer


It is not a riddle, it is an answer.
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darcandkharg31
06/24/19 10:11:18 PM
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MrMelodramatic posted...
gave me a shitty math problem

I think your brain must be kinda bunk if you can not immediately think of the time to something like 20 to 3 and whatnot.
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wwinterj25
06/24/19 10:11:52 PM
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It's 10 past 3 here.
Do you prefer for folk to talk in the 24 hour clock lingo too TC?
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TheWitchMorgana
06/24/19 10:14:48 PM
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darcandkharg31 posted...
MrMelodramatic posted...
gave me a shitty math problem

I think your brain must be kinda bunk if you can not immediately think of the time to something like 20 to 3 and whatnot.

see when i think of that i think 3:20, but it's actually... 2:40, i guess. it's definitely not more efficient to say that

it's a holdover from when most clocks were analog. not really any reason for it now
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wwinterj25
06/24/19 10:15:49 PM
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TheWitchMorgana posted...
see when i think of that i think 3:20, but it's actually... 2:40, i guess. it's definitely not more efficient to say that


Strange.
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Nichtcrawler X
06/24/19 10:17:33 PM
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Nah, the only confusing part, depending on language, is whether half "hour", is 30 minutes before or after the hour.
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MrMelodramatic
06/24/19 10:24:45 PM
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Nichtcrawler X posted...
MrMelodramatic posted...
I do have a watch. I hear it happen to other people and I share in their anger of being told a god damn riddle instead of an answer


It is not a riddle, it is an answer.

What direction does the sun set?
Opposite of East.

Thats an answer too but its a fucking shitty ass fucking dogfucking stupid shit ass fuck way to say it.

darcandkharg31 posted...
MrMelodramatic posted...
gave me a shitty math problem

I think your brain must be kinda bunk if you can not immediately think of the time to something like 20 to 3 and whatnot.

It can but why should it have to? If you asked how much gas a car has and someone tells you two quarters past empty full instead of half a tank youd think theyre a fucking shitty good for nothing dogshitting idiot.

wwinterj25 posted...
It's 10 past 3 here.
Do you prefer for folk to talk in the 24 hour clock lingo too TC?

Its not the norm in these parts, but 24 hour talk is fine, as long as youre not a fucking David copperfield asshole who says 20 til 1800
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argonautweakend
06/24/19 10:26:01 PM
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i just recite the time rounding to the nearest 5 minute increment, unless the thing in question requires exact timing.
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SilentSeph
06/24/19 10:27:09 PM
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I think I made a topic like this years ago - no one agreed with me haha. I wouldn't say they're the worst but I agree that it's pretty unnecessary.
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Nichtcrawler X
06/24/19 10:28:40 PM
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MrMelodramatic posted...
as long as youre not a fucking David copperfield asshole who says 20 til 1800


Guess we can agree on that, in English, I think that would be "ten past half five" for me. (10 past half six in Dutch)
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keyblader1985
06/24/19 10:37:45 PM
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On the subject of numbers, I hate it when people insist on saying multi-digit numbers in tens; i.e. saying 4873 as "forty-eight seventy-three."
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wwinterj25
06/24/19 10:39:33 PM
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Nichtcrawler X posted...
Guess we can agree on that, in English, I think that would be "ten past half five" for me.


Now that is odd. I'd simply say "20 to 6" in that case. I've never heard anyone say "10 past half".
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wwinterj25
06/24/19 10:42:10 PM
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keyblader1985 posted...
On the subject of numbers, I hate it when people insist on saying multi-digit numbers in tens; i.e. saying 4873 as "forty-eight seventy-three."

That's some Matrix shit.
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darcandkharg31
06/24/19 10:43:11 PM
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keyblader1985 posted...
On the subject of numbers, I hate it when people insist on saying multi-digit numbers in tens; i.e. saying 4873 as "forty-eight seventy-three."

"What's your number"

"Six thirty-eight, fifty-two forty-seven"
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DANTE20XX
06/24/19 11:36:42 PM
#27:


People who do this are weird to me.

I don't see any reason to not just say the exact time. At worst I will say "its just about 3pm" or "Just past 3pm" or something like that. That means it's 2:58 - 3:03 give or take a minute.
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Krazy_Kirby
06/25/19 1:12:40 AM
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MrMelodramatic posted...
I asked the time and got a fucking lecture.


well quater past noon is the time
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FatalAccident
06/25/19 1:32:06 AM
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Literally did Tc go to school
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Bugmeat
06/25/19 2:34:21 AM
#30:


They are douche bags. But they aren't nearly as bad as the ones that tell you it's time to get a watch. Or the anal probes that respond to "can I ask you a question?" with "you just did" or "I don't know. Can you?"


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Broken_Zeus
06/25/19 2:36:55 AM
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If there was a law about telling time that way, that law would be against it! The only people who should get away with that shit are train conductors with old fob watches. They're the only ones!
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VeeVees
06/25/19 4:12:12 AM
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it's a fucking stupid way to tell the time
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Mead
06/25/19 4:51:50 AM
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r/choosingbeggars
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CaptainStrong
06/25/19 7:17:39 AM
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Bugmeat posted...
But they aren't nearly as bad as the ones that tell you it's time to get a watch.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g05cyuSn9ds" data-time="&start=167
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ArvTheGreat
06/25/19 7:27:46 AM
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Yea you didnt ask what time it was going to be they should have been modded for trolling
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Person106
06/25/19 8:18:43 AM
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If you were to ask me, I might just go with "Ten 'til."

I'll be sure to bottle up all your tears when that happens.
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ArvTheGreat
06/25/19 8:57:37 AM
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arv hates when people are like quarter till 10 arv didnt ask how much money you have!
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Nade Duck
06/25/19 9:13:44 AM
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what a strange thing to be upset by.
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MrMelodramatic
06/25/19 10:20:02 AM
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argonautweakend posted...
i just recite the time rounding to the nearest 5 minute increment, unless the thing in question requires exact timing.

Thats ok I guess. Exact time is always best though

keyblader1985 posted...
On the subject of numbers, I hate it when people insist on saying multi-digit numbers in tens; i.e. saying 4873 as "forty-eight seventy-three."

How would you say it? Four thousand, eight hundred seventy-three? What about phone numbers, do you recite you number as Two billion, ninety-eight million, seven hundred sixty-five thousand, three hundred nine?

Krazy_Kirby posted...
MrMelodramatic posted...
I asked the time and got a fucking lecture.


well quater past noon is the time

Dude just tell me the time dont recite the fucking Wikipedia article about time to me.

FatalAccident posted...
Literally did Tc go to school

Literally did anyone who tells time like a dumbfuck have not shitty parents who loved them or do they all just happen to suffer from Shitty Ebenezer Scrooge Syndrome
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MrMelodramatic
06/25/19 10:25:51 AM
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Bugmeat posted...
They are douche bags. But they aren't nearly as bad as the ones that tell you it's time to get a watch. Or the anal probes that respond to "can I ask you a question?" with "you just did" or "I don't know. Can you?

At least those guys are usually trying to be funny. The people who give you a fucking dictionary of a shit answer are 100% serious.

Mead posted...
r/choosingbeggars

r/subredditsashashtags

ArvTheGreat posted...
Yea you didnt ask what time it was going to be they should have been modded for trolling

I would pay Sailor Bacon a pretty god dang penny if he came and put the fucking banhammer on these pieces of troll shit.

Person106 posted...
If you were to ask me, I might just go with "Ten 'til."

I'll be sure to bottle up all your tears when that happens.

Ill make sure to fall asleep during your shitty filibustering exercise.

Nade Duck posted...
what a strange thing to be upset by.

who the FUCK is upset
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keyblader1985
06/25/19 11:06:26 AM
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MrMelodramatic posted...
How would you say it? Four thousand, eight hundred seventy-three? What about phone numbers, do you recite you number as Two billion, ninety-eight million, seven hundred sixty-five thousand, three hundred nine?

Are you being serious right now?
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Alexandra_Trent
06/25/19 11:14:21 AM
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MrMelodramatic posted...
All I wanted to know was what time it was and you wasted my time and gave me a shitty math problem. I want pertinent information not to solve the motherfucking da vince code.


XD

I understand but really I don't think having the time said to you in that way constitutes to a math problem. And it doesn't really need to be calculated either and if you are calculating it in your head then I think it's just a matter of you not being accustomed to this. This plus a preference for the other format.
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Mead
06/25/19 11:25:28 AM
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Its quarter past two

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belteshazzar
06/25/19 12:09:29 PM
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TC's username checks out. But he has a point. I think it's dumb.
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LinkPizza
06/25/19 12:12:00 PM
#45:


MrMelodramatic posted...
What time is it?
Ten til two

What time is it?
Five til four

What time is it?
Quarter past noon

STOP. I ASKED WHAT TIME IT IS NOT WHAT TIME IT IS GOING TO BE.
1:50!
3:55!!
12:15!!!!!!!

Quarter past noon is the current time of they told you that. But like Winter said, you still got the time. Which is what you asked for. You could also invest in a watch so you wouldnt have to ask. Or use your phone...
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MrMelodramatic
06/25/19 12:20:49 PM
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keyblader1985 posted...
MrMelodramatic posted...
How would you say it? Four thousand, eight hundred seventy-three? What about phone numbers, do you recite you number as Two billion, ninety-eight million, seven hundred sixty-five thousand, three hundred nine?

Are you being serious right now?

No? Do you say it digit by digit? Two zero nine eight six seven five three zero nine? What about years? Two thousand nineteen, twenty nineteen, or two zero one nine?

Youre the one who said they didnt like people grouping big numbers into tens.

Alexandra_Trent posted...
MrMelodramatic posted...
All I wanted to know was what time it was and you wasted my time and gave me a shitty math problem. I want pertinent information not to solve the motherfucking da vince code.


XD

I understand but really I don't think having the time said to you in that way constitutes to a math problem. And it doesn't really need to be calculated either and if you are calculating it in your head then I think it's just a matter of you not being accustomed to this. This plus a preference for the other format.

How much milk did you buy at the store?
Milk cost 2.49 per gallon with the inclusion of sales tax. I had 13 dollars and bought all the milk I could have.

The answer is there, and its pretty easy. But you also couldve just said five gallons

LinkPizza posted...
MrMelodramatic posted...
What time is it?
Ten til two

What time is it?
Five til four

What time is it?
Quarter past noon

STOP. I ASKED WHAT TIME IT IS NOT WHAT TIME IT IS GOING TO BE.
1:50!
3:55!!
12:15!!!!!!!

Quarter past noon is the current time of they told you that. But like Winter said, you still got the time. Which is what you asked for. You could also invest in a watch so you wouldnt have to ask. Or use your phone...

I do have a watch. That doesnt make people who tell the time like shitfucking idiots less shitfucky.
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LinkPizza
06/25/19 12:27:54 PM
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MrMelodramatic posted...
No? Do you say it digit by digit? Two zero nine eight six seven five three zero nine? What about years? Two thousand nineteen, twenty nineteen, or two zero one nine?

Youre the one who said they didnt like people grouping big numbers into tens.

Yeah. You say each digit. Usually with the grouping of 3 digits, 3 more, than 4 (or 2 and 2 if theyre not the fastest writer)...

MrMelodramatic posted...
Alexandra_Trent posted...
MrMelodramatic posted...
All I wanted to know was what time it was and you wasted my time and gave me a shitty math problem. I want pertinent information not to solve the motherfucking da vince code.


XD

I understand but really I don't think having the time said to you in that way constitutes to a math problem. And it doesn't really need to be calculated either and if you are calculating it in your head then I think it's just a matter of you not being accustomed to this. This plus a preference for the other format.

How much milk did you buy at the store?
Milk cost 2.49 per gallon with the inclusion of sales tax. I had 13 dollars and bought all the milk I could have.

The answer is there, and its pretty easy. But you also couldve just said five gallons

Thats because thats a math problem. Its written/sounds like like. 5 til is pretty simple though. And not written/sounds like a math problem.

MrMelodramatic posted...
LinkPizza posted...
MrMelodramatic posted...
What time is it?
Ten til two

What time is it?
Five til four

What time is it?
Quarter past noon

STOP. I ASKED WHAT TIME IT IS NOT WHAT TIME IT IS GOING TO BE.
1:50!
3:55!!
12:15!!!!!!!

Quarter past noon is the current time of they told you that. But like Winter said, you still got the time. Which is what you asked for. You could also invest in a watch so you wouldnt have to ask. Or use your phone...

I do have a watch. That doesnt make people who tell the time like shitfucking idiots less shitfucky.

If you have a watch and the other person look so confused at the other person, you can help them. But most people understand why the other person is saying almost immediately, as they got an answer. If they dont like the format of how the time was given to them, they should get a device on which to tell time. As Mead said, r/choosingbeggers...
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MrMelodramatic
06/25/19 12:33:47 PM
#48:


Just because its simple to understand doesnt make it not stupid. Obviously no one struggles to understand ten til two, but why be such a ********** about something when you could just say what time it actually is
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Nichtcrawler X
06/25/19 12:35:53 PM
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Because time is more of a cultural thing than a language thing and it is awfully ignorant of you to assume your culture is the only one.
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JOExHIGASHI
06/25/19 12:36:39 PM
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darcandkharg31 posted...
keyblader1985 posted...
On the subject of numbers, I hate it when people insist on saying multi-digit numbers in tens; i.e. saying 4873 as "forty-eight seventy-three."

"What's your number"

"Six thirty-eight, fifty-two forty-seven"

That is how some countries have their phone numbers. 12.34.56.78.90 instead of 123.456.7890

Also it might be easier to pair up the numbers than to say them all separately
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