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Old 08-21-2012, 11:56 AM
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Peckish
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Originally Posted by DogHouseMom
I wouldn't know what "twenty OF one" is either ... is that twenty minutes AFTER one, or twenty minutes TO one?

If I had to guess, I would guess that twenty of one is 1:20.

So what do you say when your calling time after the hour??
This is EXACTLY what I was thinking. I do not think this is a matter of not being able to tell time. I think it is a matter of being unfamiliar with the terminology. I am 43 and have never heard anyone give the time of day in those terms.
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