What does half 12 mean?
What does half 12 mean?
Apparently “half twelve” now means 11:30, not 12:30.
What does half ten mean in England?
half ten = half past ten = 10:30.
What does half 10 mean?
In British English, ‘half ten’ can only mean 10.30. I’ve never heard of any regional differences in construction, or meaning. In German they use ‘halb zehn’ to mean 9.30. We think of it as ‘half past the hour’ and they think ‘half before the hour’.
What does half six mean in England?
“Half six” means “half past six” or 6:30. It does not mean “one half hour before 6:00PM”.
What does half Eight mean in England?
In the UK and Ireland 8:30 can be half past eight or half eight. The half eight form is not used in other English-speaking countries. In some parts of the USA people say quarter after eight to mean 8:15, while elsewhere they say quarter past eight.
How do you take half of twelve and get seven?
If you cut XII (12) in half horizontally, you get VII (7).
What does half eleven mean in England?
I would like to know if “half nine” means “8:30” or “9:30”, “half eleven” means “10:30” or “11:30” etc. Thank you very much. 25-Jul-2015, 20:15 #2. emsr2d2. Moderator.
What does half nine mean in UK?
14. , 35+ years in editorial & publishing, British speaker, work in American English. In English, “half nine” means 9:30 — as in half past nine: as in half of the whole 9 o’clock hour.
Do they say quarter past in America?
In general, we only tend to use the 24-hour clock system for timetables (UK) / schedules (US). For instance, for 4:15, both say four fifteen; both could also say (a) quarter past four but this is less common for Americans, and Americans more frequently say (a) quarter after four.
What does half eleven mean?
I would like to know if “half nine” means “8:30” or “9:30”, “half eleven” means “10:30” or “11:30” etc. Thank you very much.
What is 32 split in half?
16
32 divided by 2 is 16.
What is half of $42?
21
Half of 42 is 21.
Is there a size 12 in the UK?
However, it is almost certain that the UK size 12 will be smaller than the American size 12, a UK size 14 dress will be smaller than an American size 14 dress and so on for each size number.
How big is a half size in the UK?
So, for example, if you need a US women’s size 6, this would be a UK women’s size 3. If you need a US women’s size 9, this would be a UK women’s size 6. This is exactly the same for half sizes, so if you’re a 6.5 in the UK, it’s simply a 3.5 in UK. Sorted?
What does half five mean in British English?
The expression is thought of in a different way in British English. “Half five” is just a colloquial way of saying “half past five”, with the word “past” being implied, i.e. an hour more than speakers of other languages would assume.
When do you use a half hour in the UK?
The “a.m.” and “p.m.” abbreviations are not used with 24-hour time in any form. In British English, the expression “half [hour]” is used colloquially to denote 30 minutes past the hour. For example, “half ten” means 10:30 (without specifying morning or night).
