▲ 1075 ▼ America (lemmy.ml) submitted 4 months ago by InterestingUsername@lemmy.ml to c/lemmyshitpost@lemmy.world 197 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] homes@piefed.world 7 points 4 months ago* (1 child) This teaches you the value of terms like “half past noon“ and “quarter to midnight“ permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] _stranger_@lemmy.world -6 points 4 months ago (4 children) In Europe they say "point five past noon" and "point two five to midnight" permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] virku@lemmy.world 13 points 4 months ago Norwegian here. I don't recognize this. Where in europe do they say it like that? We mostly use the 12 hour system to talk about time of day, but write in 24 hours. We don't say am or pm though. permalink fedilink source parent [–] TachyonTele@piefed.social 9 points 4 months ago (1 child) Is this a joke no one is getting or something? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] homes@piefed.world 3 points 4 months ago (1 child) is that what German humor is like? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] TachyonTele@piefed.social 1 point 4 months ago In europe they say knock-knock-knock who's there, not knock-knock whos there, for jokes. permalink fedilink source parent [–] homes@piefed.world 2 points 4 months ago that seems overly complicated permalink fedilink source parent [–] folekaule@lemmy.world 1 point 4 months ago I guess you're making a joke about .5 being half and .25 being quarter. We say half past 11 in the US too. The real problem is languages that use "half 11" and it means 11:30 or 10:30 depending on where you are. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] _stranger_@lemmy.world -6 points 4 months ago (4 children) In Europe they say "point five past noon" and "point two five to midnight" permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] virku@lemmy.world 13 points 4 months ago Norwegian here. I don't recognize this. Where in europe do they say it like that? We mostly use the 12 hour system to talk about time of day, but write in 24 hours. We don't say am or pm though. permalink fedilink source parent [–] TachyonTele@piefed.social 9 points 4 months ago (1 child) Is this a joke no one is getting or something? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] homes@piefed.world 3 points 4 months ago (1 child) is that what German humor is like? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] TachyonTele@piefed.social 1 point 4 months ago In europe they say knock-knock-knock who's there, not knock-knock whos there, for jokes. permalink fedilink source parent [–] homes@piefed.world 2 points 4 months ago that seems overly complicated permalink fedilink source parent [–] folekaule@lemmy.world 1 point 4 months ago I guess you're making a joke about .5 being half and .25 being quarter. We say half past 11 in the US too. The real problem is languages that use "half 11" and it means 11:30 or 10:30 depending on where you are. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] virku@lemmy.world 13 points 4 months ago Norwegian here. I don't recognize this. Where in europe do they say it like that? We mostly use the 12 hour system to talk about time of day, but write in 24 hours. We don't say am or pm though. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] TachyonTele@piefed.social 9 points 4 months ago (1 child) Is this a joke no one is getting or something? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] homes@piefed.world 3 points 4 months ago (1 child) is that what German humor is like? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] TachyonTele@piefed.social 1 point 4 months ago In europe they say knock-knock-knock who's there, not knock-knock whos there, for jokes. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] homes@piefed.world 3 points 4 months ago (1 child) is that what German humor is like? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] TachyonTele@piefed.social 1 point 4 months ago In europe they say knock-knock-knock who's there, not knock-knock whos there, for jokes. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] TachyonTele@piefed.social 1 point 4 months ago In europe they say knock-knock-knock who's there, not knock-knock whos there, for jokes. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] homes@piefed.world 2 points 4 months ago that seems overly complicated permalink fedilink source parent
[–] folekaule@lemmy.world 1 point 4 months ago I guess you're making a joke about .5 being half and .25 being quarter. We say half past 11 in the US too. The real problem is languages that use "half 11" and it means 11:30 or 10:30 depending on where you are. permalink fedilink source parent
