The time 7:30

[[TC] TigR]

The time "7:30". Is it half 7, or half 8?

[[TC]►Carl◄]

I don't get where the 'Half 8' part comes into it? mind blown.





inb4 ban

[[TC] TigR]

NO! This is legit!

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(2015-02-16 22:21)Nismo Wrote:  I don't get where the 'Half 8' part comes into it? mind blown.

You are half way to 8. Duuh

[Dan]

(2015-02-16 22:21)Nismo Wrote:  I don't get where the 'Half 8' part comes into it? mind blown.

It's something people outside of the UK seem to do.

It's obviously half 7.

[[TC] TigR]

(2015-02-16 22:24)Daniel Wrote:  It's obviously half 7.

No, you brits are all wrong!

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This view count glitch tho

[Louis [CA]]

When your webcam freezes and you realise that the time is infact half past 7.

[SO•Audiojack]

It would be 7 hours and one half of the eighth, in finnish we would say "puoli kahdeksan" which is literally "half eight" or perhaps "half of eight".

[[TC]►Leon◄]

Same here, AJ. In faroese it's "hálvgum átta", which translates to "half eight".

[[TC] TigR]

Exacly what we do aswell. That is the reason i asked the question, to might find the reason to it!

[KaraK [T]]

Here it's half 8 as well.
Weird Brits huh.

[[TC]►Ras◄]

7:30 = Half 8 indeed.
8:00 = "Full" 8

7:00 = "Full" 7 and 6:30 = Half 7.

[Pipa]

Halb acht.

[[TC] TigR]

(2015-02-16 22:53)Pipa Wrote:  Halb acht.

Si si

That means i have no idea what that means

[[TC]►Petsu◄]

I can see Tigarrrr got unbanned

[Barney [CA]]

(2015-02-16 22:53)Pipa Wrote:  Halb acht.

that!

to bring some more confusion up:
even northern germany and especially east or south differ on the quarter parts.

7:15 is quarter past seven, while some funny call it just quarter eight, meaning 1/4 of the eights hour have passed.

7:45 is quarter to eight, or for the others threequarter eight, meaning 3/4 of the eights hour have passed.

[Dan]

In Canada, apparently "7:45" is 45 minutes past 7, as opposed to quarter to 8.

[[TC] Howlin]

I admit us Brits are weird with things like the side of the road we drive on but in this case I don't think so, saying "half seven" is a shortened version of saying "half past seven". We actually shorten quite a lot of things in a similar fashion, at least up north where i'm from.

[[TC-R] Mikee]

Half Seven because its a 'Half' past 'Seven'

[[TC]►Ras◄]

Then you would say "Half past seven". "Half seven" is obviously a different meaning.

[[TC] Howlin]

But you wouldn't say "Halfway to eight past seven" now would you? Because that's what saying it the way you do, would mean.