How Do You Express Time

[AgronAlum]

Time: Mid-morning, late morning, around noon, early afternoon, later that same afternoon, supper time for the other people, early evening, my supper time, later evening, nighttime, even later that same nighttime, midnight, late night, bedtime.

Note, no early morning cause I don't do early morning.

Someone is retired…

I assume it’s a scale where bedtime is somewhere around a quarter to 7.

 

[FarmClone]

Both. When my wife asks how much gas is in the tank I always say something like 7/16s or 15/32s just to piss her off.

 

[BanjoCy]

Both. When my wife asks how much gas is in the tank I always say something like 7/16s or 15/32s just to piss her off.

Depending on what the tick marks are for the fuel gauge, it's perfectly reasonable to use a precision of 1/2 of the tick spacing, but since most are 1/4's, I only tell her the nearest 1/8th.

 

[cyclones500]

Both. When my wife asks how much gas is in the tank I always say something like 7/16s or 15/32s just to piss her off.

Love it!

If you want to infuriate even further, add "approximately" to it.

 

[besserheimerphat]

My 16, 15 and 13 year old all get annoyed when I round time to the nearest 15 minutes.

"It's about 5:45."

"Dad is wrong, it's 5:42."

 

[HawaiiClone]

My 18 year old son HATES it when I tell time in terms of minutes before or after the hour such as, "We're leaving at a quarter to five" as opposed to, "We're leaving at four forty-five.". I think its related to the types of clocks we grew up with. I grew up with an analog clock. He grew up with a digital.

My 18 year old niece asked her mom why she said time that way. If we are trying to foster an open minded society, it seems like we can just tell people it's like toemaytoe/tomahtoe. Doesn’t matter what age you are, whatever works for you- they're both accurate.

 

[CascadeClone]

I have said this to my wife every single time she’s asked this question for the last 9 years. This is not a joke. Every. Single. Time.

I still laugh.

Yeah, my son does it to everyone, has for years.

He and his sister even bought me a watch for Xmas one year. My kids are smartasses, but better that than dumbasses- as MY dad would say...

 

[FouchodeHond]

Like a river
Ticking away

 

[nfrine]

Lots of times kids don’t even get taught how to read an analog clock anymore

Big problem for the military. Doesn't mean anything when someone says "airplanes at 12 o'clock high" anymore....

 

[Cdiedrick]

It just happened today but he always has a negative reaction to it. He accuses me of "tricking" him into doing math. He said I'm the only person that tells time in such a manner. He got me thinking about it hence the poll.

Sounds like my 10 year old!

 

[SouthJerseyCy]

They dont teach cursive writing either.

I'm old too, but don't get why the older generations get so bent out of shape about this. You take notes on your computer, tablet or phone these days and you don't type in cursive. What is the need for cursive anymore? Really what was the need before?

 

[jcyclonee]

 

[HawaiiClone]

My 18 year old son HATES it when I tell time in terms of minutes before or after the hour such as, "We're leaving at a quarter to five" as opposed to, "We're leaving at four forty-five.". I think its related to the types of clocks we grew up with. I grew up with an analog clock. He grew up with a digital.

I say it either way. They are both accurate and analog clocks still exist. They just aren't as common.

 

[DarkStar]

It's all relative.
-A Einstein

 

[JayV]

If you want to infuriate even further, add "approximately" to it.

I like "plus or minus" when I can't be exact. No one else does.

 

[BoxsterCy]

Someone is retired…

I assume it’s a scale where bedtime is somewhere around a quarter to 7.

Early last night, 1:30 a.m. aka 0130, trying not to stay up so late.

 

[Clonefan32]

Slightly off topic, but what constitutes "this weekend" and what constitutes "next weekend" has been one of the more significant fights in my wife and I's 13 year marriage.

 

[cyclones500]

Slightly off topic, but what constitutes "this weekend" and what constitutes "next weekend" has been one of the more significant fights in my wife and I's 13 year marriage.

This immediately came to mind

 

[cyclones500]

Slightly off topic, but what constitutes "this weekend" and what constitutes "next weekend" has been one of the more significant fights in my wife and I's 13 year marriage.

I'm pickier about this when it comes to writing, so this is for general conversation: If today is Wednesday or after, "this weekend" is the one coming up, and "next weekend" is the week after that (last weekend is what just past). If today is Monday "this weekend" probably refers to the one we just finished.

Probably depends a little on context, too.

 

[Clonefan32]

I'm pickier about this when it comes to writing, so this is for general conversation: If today is Wednesday or after, "this weekend" is the one coming up, and "next weekend" is the week after that (last weekend is what just past). If today is Monday "this weekend" probably refers to the one we just finished.

Probably depends a little on context, too.

As soon as the clock hits midnight on Sunday that becomes last weekend. The upcoming weekend is this weekend and the weekend after that is next weekend.