Same. And I’ve lived in several places across Canada and it seems to be pretty universal here.
Comment on Is there a “proper“ way to say “6:05 AM”?
fhek@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 months ago
Everyone in here saying “5 past 6”.
I’ve been saying “5 after 6” or “6 oh 5” my whole life. I’m from Canada & in my early 30s.
- 5 after X
- 10 after X
- 5/10 to X
- Quarter after X
- Quarter to X
Etc.
TheDoctorDonna@lemmy.world 7 months ago
echodot@feddit.uk 7 months ago
In French they say 6 hours 5 minutes, all time is after a no time is to.
So 9:55 would be 9 hours 55 minutes, whereas in English we would say 5 minutes to 10, the French system just seems more consistent.
isles@lemmy.world 6 months ago
As an American, I’ve followed the French pattern my whole life. I’ve never once said minutes to or till an hour.