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minus-squareCanadian_Cabinet linkfedilink0•12 days agoYou can go both ways in Spanish, but “hour minus X” is definitely less popular with younger people. Does any time in the latter half work with that approach in French? For example, in Spanish you can call 9:39 “10 minus 21”
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink0•12 days agoIt works and would be understood but it would also be odd. The unwritten rule is to round up to a multiple of 5.
You can go both ways in Spanish, but “hour minus X” is definitely less popular with younger people. Does any time in the latter half work with that approach in French? For example, in Spanish you can call 9:39 “10 minus 21”
It works and would be understood but it would also be odd. The unwritten rule is to round up to a multiple of 5.