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Do I need to say “o’clock”?
Since and the perfect tenseMore confusion about by/until - starting a questionHow to tell that event was from Time1 to Time2 and is not finished yet?time interpretaton: I forgot meeting himAfter the noon Vs AfternoonRules for “on”, “at”, and “in”: preposition of timeWhat's another word/phrase for “departure time”?Using “already” for time sequenceUse “time-slots” in a sentencePreposition when speaking about time record
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Do I need to say “o’clock” after each time? Tell me, please, how to pronounce the following sentence:
From 9.00 to 10.00 - registration of conference participants
And how to say:
From 12.00 - to 14.00
time
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Do I need to say “o’clock” after each time? Tell me, please, how to pronounce the following sentence:
From 9.00 to 10.00 - registration of conference participants
And how to say:
From 12.00 - to 14.00
time
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@Lambie merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pronounce, #4 in this context. They are asking how you would say the sentence out loud.
– Len
May 13 at 3:01
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@Lambie why? I am certain, with no ambiguity, that the OP means "pronounce". They have asked "how to say" something. That is, literally, what "pronounce" means. How else can you read the question?
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Do I need to say “o’clock” after each time? Tell me, please, how to pronounce the following sentence:
From 9.00 to 10.00 - registration of conference participants
And how to say:
From 12.00 - to 14.00
time
edited May 13 at 12:33
whiskeychief
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asked May 12 at 19:01
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Do I need to say “o’clock” after each time? Tell me, please, how to pronounce the following sentence:
From 9.00 to 10.00 - registration of conference participants
And how to say:
From 12.00 - to 14.00
time
time
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@Lambie merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pronounce, #4 in this context. They are asking how you would say the sentence out loud.
– Len
May 13 at 3:01
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@Lambie why? I am certain, with no ambiguity, that the OP means "pronounce". They have asked "how to say" something. That is, literally, what "pronounce" means. How else can you read the question?
– Len
2 days ago
add a comment |
2
@Lambie merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pronounce, #4 in this context. They are asking how you would say the sentence out loud.
– Len
May 13 at 3:01
1
@Lambie why? I am certain, with no ambiguity, that the OP means "pronounce". They have asked "how to say" something. That is, literally, what "pronounce" means. How else can you read the question?
– Len
2 days ago
2
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@Lambie merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pronounce, #4 in this context. They are asking how you would say the sentence out loud.
– Len
May 13 at 3:01
@Lambie merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pronounce, #4 in this context. They are asking how you would say the sentence out loud.
– Len
May 13 at 3:01
1
1
@Lambie why? I am certain, with no ambiguity, that the OP means "pronounce". They have asked "how to say" something. That is, literally, what "pronounce" means. How else can you read the question?
– Len
2 days ago
@Lambie why? I am certain, with no ambiguity, that the OP means "pronounce". They have asked "how to say" something. That is, literally, what "pronounce" means. How else can you read the question?
– Len
2 days ago
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No. When it is clear you are talking about a time (as it is here) "o'clock" is optional, and often omitted.
So "From 9 to 10" would be the common way of reading that.
Your second example is most commonly "From 12 to 2".
answered May 12 at 19:38
Colin FineColin Fine
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I agree that in a schedule they are likely to be written "from 9:00 to 10:00", but pronounced "from 9 to 10". In a schedule anywhere outside the US, they are likely to use a 24 hour clock, not a.m. and p.m.
– Colin Fine
May 12 at 22:49
2
I agree that you could just say "from nine to ten". You could also say "from nine to ten o'clock", with the "o'clock" implicitly applying to both. I might say that (instead of "from nine to ten"), if I wanted to make clear that I'm talking about times. If one of them has minutes, that implies that they are times, so you could normally leave off the "o'clock" from the other one: "from nine-thirty to ten", or "from ten to eleven-thirty". It's also ok to say "o'clock" when it's not needed, like "from nine o'clock to ten o'clock", "from nine o'clock to ten thirty", but it sounds more formal.
– Glenn Willen
May 13 at 2:06
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@GlennWillen You can also use the "o'clock" for emphasis of punctuality: "be here at 9" is far more casual about the time than "be here at 9 o'clock" or "be here on the dot of 9" (the latter implying that even 09:01 is too late!)
– Chronocidal
May 13 at 7:56
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I would add to this - certainly where I live, it would be more common to say "from 9 until 10", or "from 9 'til 10". If you say "from 10 to 11", it can create confusion over whether you mean starting at 10:00 and ending at 11:00, or starting at 10:50...
– Chronocidal
May 13 at 8:03
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In the UK, I don't think I've ever heard anyone say "fourteen" for a time. It would always be "2pm" or (since 2am is very unsociable) just "2 (o'clock)". You could explicitly say "2am" to emphasize a very early or late time.
– Chris Petheram
May 13 at 12:56
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In the US, 14:00 is typically only used by the military (and would be said "fourteen hundred" or sometimes "fourteen hundred hours", while 9:00 would be "oh nine hundred:). For civilians, it would be said "twelve to two" or "noon to two" with "PM" (usually uppercase) added if there's possible confusion about the event lasting until 2:00 AM.
In a written schedule, it could most efficiently be written "9:00 - 10:00" and "12:00 - 2:00", with the ":00" possibly omitted if everything starts on the hour.
answered May 13 at 3:33
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Speaking the words 'ten TO two' is equally likely to cause confusion! 'Ten TILL two' makes more sense.
– Tim
May 13 at 8:30
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@Tim I hear "from ten to two", meaning starting at 10am and ending at 2pm, pretty much every day. In the US, I think "till/'til" is fairly uncommon (today - it was more common in the past). jamesqf - note that when military, airline, etc. 24 hour time is used in the US, it's most proper to omit the colon, as in "1400" or "0900".
– Todd Wilcox
May 13 at 13:43
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@Tim: It can't be interpreted as "from one fifty" because then there's no second time. You would have an open-ended time period, and by context it's obvious that's not what is intended.
– Kevin
May 13 at 17:50
1
@Tim - on an English language learning site, I would steer clear of advising the use of abbreviations. If you think "to" is ambiguous, use "until" (not "till" - which means a cash register).
– Chris Melville
May 13 at 18:30
1
@Chris Melville: Well, MAYBE it means a cash register. Could be the rocks & dirt left behind by a glacier, or the act of preparing soil for planting, or...
– jamesqf
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No. When it is clear you are talking about a time (as it is here) "o'clock" is optional, and often omitted.
So "From 9 to 10" would be the common way of reading that.
Your second example is most commonly "From 12 to 2".
answered May 12 at 19:38
Colin FineColin Fine
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I agree that in a schedule they are likely to be written "from 9:00 to 10:00", but pronounced "from 9 to 10". In a schedule anywhere outside the US, they are likely to use a 24 hour clock, not a.m. and p.m.
– Colin Fine
May 12 at 22:49
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I agree that you could just say "from nine to ten". You could also say "from nine to ten o'clock", with the "o'clock" implicitly applying to both. I might say that (instead of "from nine to ten"), if I wanted to make clear that I'm talking about times. If one of them has minutes, that implies that they are times, so you could normally leave off the "o'clock" from the other one: "from nine-thirty to ten", or "from ten to eleven-thirty". It's also ok to say "o'clock" when it's not needed, like "from nine o'clock to ten o'clock", "from nine o'clock to ten thirty", but it sounds more formal.
– Glenn Willen
May 13 at 2:06
2
@GlennWillen You can also use the "o'clock" for emphasis of punctuality: "be here at 9" is far more casual about the time than "be here at 9 o'clock" or "be here on the dot of 9" (the latter implying that even 09:01 is too late!)
– Chronocidal
May 13 at 7:56
6
I would add to this - certainly where I live, it would be more common to say "from 9 until 10", or "from 9 'til 10". If you say "from 10 to 11", it can create confusion over whether you mean starting at 10:00 and ending at 11:00, or starting at 10:50...
– Chronocidal
May 13 at 8:03
3
In the UK, I don't think I've ever heard anyone say "fourteen" for a time. It would always be "2pm" or (since 2am is very unsociable) just "2 (o'clock)". You could explicitly say "2am" to emphasize a very early or late time.
– Chris Petheram
May 13 at 12:56
|
show 5 more comments
33
No. When it is clear you are talking about a time (as it is here) "o'clock" is optional, and often omitted.
So "From 9 to 10" would be the common way of reading that.
Your second example is most commonly "From 12 to 2".
answered May 12 at 19:38
Colin FineColin Fine
33.5k24966
11
I agree that in a schedule they are likely to be written "from 9:00 to 10:00", but pronounced "from 9 to 10". In a schedule anywhere outside the US, they are likely to use a 24 hour clock, not a.m. and p.m.
– Colin Fine
May 12 at 22:49
2
I agree that you could just say "from nine to ten". You could also say "from nine to ten o'clock", with the "o'clock" implicitly applying to both. I might say that (instead of "from nine to ten"), if I wanted to make clear that I'm talking about times. If one of them has minutes, that implies that they are times, so you could normally leave off the "o'clock" from the other one: "from nine-thirty to ten", or "from ten to eleven-thirty". It's also ok to say "o'clock" when it's not needed, like "from nine o'clock to ten o'clock", "from nine o'clock to ten thirty", but it sounds more formal.
– Glenn Willen
May 13 at 2:06
2
@GlennWillen You can also use the "o'clock" for emphasis of punctuality: "be here at 9" is far more casual about the time than "be here at 9 o'clock" or "be here on the dot of 9" (the latter implying that even 09:01 is too late!)
– Chronocidal
May 13 at 7:56
6
I would add to this - certainly where I live, it would be more common to say "from 9 until 10", or "from 9 'til 10". If you say "from 10 to 11", it can create confusion over whether you mean starting at 10:00 and ending at 11:00, or starting at 10:50...
– Chronocidal
May 13 at 8:03
3
In the UK, I don't think I've ever heard anyone say "fourteen" for a time. It would always be "2pm" or (since 2am is very unsociable) just "2 (o'clock)". You could explicitly say "2am" to emphasize a very early or late time.
– Chris Petheram
May 13 at 12:56
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No. When it is clear you are talking about a time (as it is here) "o'clock" is optional, and often omitted.
So "From 9 to 10" would be the common way of reading that.
Your second example is most commonly "From 12 to 2".
answered May 12 at 19:38
Colin FineColin Fine
33.5k24966
No. When it is clear you are talking about a time (as it is here) "o'clock" is optional, and often omitted.
So "From 9 to 10" would be the common way of reading that.
Your second example is most commonly "From 12 to 2".
answered May 12 at 19:38
Colin FineColin Fine
33.5k24966
answered May 12 at 19:38
Colin FineColin Fine
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answered May 12 at 19:38
Colin FineColin Fine
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answered May 12 at 19:38
Colin FineColin Fine
33.5k24966
33.5k24966
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I agree that in a schedule they are likely to be written "from 9:00 to 10:00", but pronounced "from 9 to 10". In a schedule anywhere outside the US, they are likely to use a 24 hour clock, not a.m. and p.m.
– Colin Fine
May 12 at 22:49
2
I agree that you could just say "from nine to ten". You could also say "from nine to ten o'clock", with the "o'clock" implicitly applying to both. I might say that (instead of "from nine to ten"), if I wanted to make clear that I'm talking about times. If one of them has minutes, that implies that they are times, so you could normally leave off the "o'clock" from the other one: "from nine-thirty to ten", or "from ten to eleven-thirty". It's also ok to say "o'clock" when it's not needed, like "from nine o'clock to ten o'clock", "from nine o'clock to ten thirty", but it sounds more formal.
– Glenn Willen
May 13 at 2:06
2
@GlennWillen You can also use the "o'clock" for emphasis of punctuality: "be here at 9" is far more casual about the time than "be here at 9 o'clock" or "be here on the dot of 9" (the latter implying that even 09:01 is too late!)
– Chronocidal
May 13 at 7:56
6
I would add to this - certainly where I live, it would be more common to say "from 9 until 10", or "from 9 'til 10". If you say "from 10 to 11", it can create confusion over whether you mean starting at 10:00 and ending at 11:00, or starting at 10:50...
– Chronocidal
May 13 at 8:03
3
In the UK, I don't think I've ever heard anyone say "fourteen" for a time. It would always be "2pm" or (since 2am is very unsociable) just "2 (o'clock)". You could explicitly say "2am" to emphasize a very early or late time.
– Chris Petheram
May 13 at 12:56
|
show 5 more comments
11
I agree that in a schedule they are likely to be written "from 9:00 to 10:00", but pronounced "from 9 to 10". In a schedule anywhere outside the US, they are likely to use a 24 hour clock, not a.m. and p.m.
– Colin Fine
May 12 at 22:49
2
I agree that you could just say "from nine to ten". You could also say "from nine to ten o'clock", with the "o'clock" implicitly applying to both. I might say that (instead of "from nine to ten"), if I wanted to make clear that I'm talking about times. If one of them has minutes, that implies that they are times, so you could normally leave off the "o'clock" from the other one: "from nine-thirty to ten", or "from ten to eleven-thirty". It's also ok to say "o'clock" when it's not needed, like "from nine o'clock to ten o'clock", "from nine o'clock to ten thirty", but it sounds more formal.
– Glenn Willen
May 13 at 2:06
2
@GlennWillen You can also use the "o'clock" for emphasis of punctuality: "be here at 9" is far more casual about the time than "be here at 9 o'clock" or "be here on the dot of 9" (the latter implying that even 09:01 is too late!)
– Chronocidal
May 13 at 7:56
6
I would add to this - certainly where I live, it would be more common to say "from 9 until 10", or "from 9 'til 10". If you say "from 10 to 11", it can create confusion over whether you mean starting at 10:00 and ending at 11:00, or starting at 10:50...
– Chronocidal
May 13 at 8:03
3
In the UK, I don't think I've ever heard anyone say "fourteen" for a time. It would always be "2pm" or (since 2am is very unsociable) just "2 (o'clock)". You could explicitly say "2am" to emphasize a very early or late time.
– Chris Petheram
May 13 at 12:56
11
11
I agree that in a schedule they are likely to be written "from 9:00 to 10:00", but pronounced "from 9 to 10". In a schedule anywhere outside the US, they are likely to use a 24 hour clock, not a.m. and p.m.
– Colin Fine
May 12 at 22:49
I agree that in a schedule they are likely to be written "from 9:00 to 10:00", but pronounced "from 9 to 10". In a schedule anywhere outside the US, they are likely to use a 24 hour clock, not a.m. and p.m.
– Colin Fine
May 12 at 22:49
2
2
I agree that you could just say "from nine to ten". You could also say "from nine to ten o'clock", with the "o'clock" implicitly applying to both. I might say that (instead of "from nine to ten"), if I wanted to make clear that I'm talking about times. If one of them has minutes, that implies that they are times, so you could normally leave off the "o'clock" from the other one: "from nine-thirty to ten", or "from ten to eleven-thirty". It's also ok to say "o'clock" when it's not needed, like "from nine o'clock to ten o'clock", "from nine o'clock to ten thirty", but it sounds more formal.
– Glenn Willen
May 13 at 2:06
I agree that you could just say "from nine to ten". You could also say "from nine to ten o'clock", with the "o'clock" implicitly applying to both. I might say that (instead of "from nine to ten"), if I wanted to make clear that I'm talking about times. If one of them has minutes, that implies that they are times, so you could normally leave off the "o'clock" from the other one: "from nine-thirty to ten", or "from ten to eleven-thirty". It's also ok to say "o'clock" when it's not needed, like "from nine o'clock to ten o'clock", "from nine o'clock to ten thirty", but it sounds more formal.
– Glenn Willen
May 13 at 2:06
2
2
@GlennWillen You can also use the "o'clock" for emphasis of punctuality: "be here at 9" is far more casual about the time than "be here at 9 o'clock" or "be here on the dot of 9" (the latter implying that even 09:01 is too late!)
– Chronocidal
May 13 at 7:56
@GlennWillen You can also use the "o'clock" for emphasis of punctuality: "be here at 9" is far more casual about the time than "be here at 9 o'clock" or "be here on the dot of 9" (the latter implying that even 09:01 is too late!)
– Chronocidal
May 13 at 7:56
6
6
I would add to this - certainly where I live, it would be more common to say "from 9 until 10", or "from 9 'til 10". If you say "from 10 to 11", it can create confusion over whether you mean starting at 10:00 and ending at 11:00, or starting at 10:50...
– Chronocidal
May 13 at 8:03
I would add to this - certainly where I live, it would be more common to say "from 9 until 10", or "from 9 'til 10". If you say "from 10 to 11", it can create confusion over whether you mean starting at 10:00 and ending at 11:00, or starting at 10:50...
– Chronocidal
May 13 at 8:03
3
3
In the UK, I don't think I've ever heard anyone say "fourteen" for a time. It would always be "2pm" or (since 2am is very unsociable) just "2 (o'clock)". You could explicitly say "2am" to emphasize a very early or late time.
– Chris Petheram
May 13 at 12:56
In the UK, I don't think I've ever heard anyone say "fourteen" for a time. It would always be "2pm" or (since 2am is very unsociable) just "2 (o'clock)". You could explicitly say "2am" to emphasize a very early or late time.
– Chris Petheram
May 13 at 12:56
|
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In the US, 14:00 is typically only used by the military (and would be said "fourteen hundred" or sometimes "fourteen hundred hours", while 9:00 would be "oh nine hundred:). For civilians, it would be said "twelve to two" or "noon to two" with "PM" (usually uppercase) added if there's possible confusion about the event lasting until 2:00 AM.
In a written schedule, it could most efficiently be written "9:00 - 10:00" and "12:00 - 2:00", with the ":00" possibly omitted if everything starts on the hour.
answered May 13 at 3:33
jamesqfjamesqf
35525
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Speaking the words 'ten TO two' is equally likely to cause confusion! 'Ten TILL two' makes more sense.
– Tim
May 13 at 8:30
4
@Tim I hear "from ten to two", meaning starting at 10am and ending at 2pm, pretty much every day. In the US, I think "till/'til" is fairly uncommon (today - it was more common in the past). jamesqf - note that when military, airline, etc. 24 hour time is used in the US, it's most proper to omit the colon, as in "1400" or "0900".
– Todd Wilcox
May 13 at 13:43
1
@Tim: It can't be interpreted as "from one fifty" because then there's no second time. You would have an open-ended time period, and by context it's obvious that's not what is intended.
– Kevin
May 13 at 17:50
1
@Tim - on an English language learning site, I would steer clear of advising the use of abbreviations. If you think "to" is ambiguous, use "until" (not "till" - which means a cash register).
– Chris Melville
May 13 at 18:30
1
@Chris Melville: Well, MAYBE it means a cash register. Could be the rocks & dirt left behind by a glacier, or the act of preparing soil for planting, or...
– jamesqf
2 days ago
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show 4 more comments
6
In the US, 14:00 is typically only used by the military (and would be said "fourteen hundred" or sometimes "fourteen hundred hours", while 9:00 would be "oh nine hundred:). For civilians, it would be said "twelve to two" or "noon to two" with "PM" (usually uppercase) added if there's possible confusion about the event lasting until 2:00 AM.
In a written schedule, it could most efficiently be written "9:00 - 10:00" and "12:00 - 2:00", with the ":00" possibly omitted if everything starts on the hour.
answered May 13 at 3:33
jamesqfjamesqf
35525
1
Speaking the words 'ten TO two' is equally likely to cause confusion! 'Ten TILL two' makes more sense.
– Tim
May 13 at 8:30
4
@Tim I hear "from ten to two", meaning starting at 10am and ending at 2pm, pretty much every day. In the US, I think "till/'til" is fairly uncommon (today - it was more common in the past). jamesqf - note that when military, airline, etc. 24 hour time is used in the US, it's most proper to omit the colon, as in "1400" or "0900".
– Todd Wilcox
May 13 at 13:43
1
@Tim: It can't be interpreted as "from one fifty" because then there's no second time. You would have an open-ended time period, and by context it's obvious that's not what is intended.
– Kevin
May 13 at 17:50
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@Tim - on an English language learning site, I would steer clear of advising the use of abbreviations. If you think "to" is ambiguous, use "until" (not "till" - which means a cash register).
– Chris Melville
May 13 at 18:30
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@Chris Melville: Well, MAYBE it means a cash register. Could be the rocks & dirt left behind by a glacier, or the act of preparing soil for planting, or...
– jamesqf
2 days ago
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In the US, 14:00 is typically only used by the military (and would be said "fourteen hundred" or sometimes "fourteen hundred hours", while 9:00 would be "oh nine hundred:). For civilians, it would be said "twelve to two" or "noon to two" with "PM" (usually uppercase) added if there's possible confusion about the event lasting until 2:00 AM.
In a written schedule, it could most efficiently be written "9:00 - 10:00" and "12:00 - 2:00", with the ":00" possibly omitted if everything starts on the hour.
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In the US, 14:00 is typically only used by the military (and would be said "fourteen hundred" or sometimes "fourteen hundred hours", while 9:00 would be "oh nine hundred:). For civilians, it would be said "twelve to two" or "noon to two" with "PM" (usually uppercase) added if there's possible confusion about the event lasting until 2:00 AM.
In a written schedule, it could most efficiently be written "9:00 - 10:00" and "12:00 - 2:00", with the ":00" possibly omitted if everything starts on the hour.
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Speaking the words 'ten TO two' is equally likely to cause confusion! 'Ten TILL two' makes more sense.
– Tim
May 13 at 8:30
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@Tim I hear "from ten to two", meaning starting at 10am and ending at 2pm, pretty much every day. In the US, I think "till/'til" is fairly uncommon (today - it was more common in the past). jamesqf - note that when military, airline, etc. 24 hour time is used in the US, it's most proper to omit the colon, as in "1400" or "0900".
– Todd Wilcox
May 13 at 13:43
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@Tim: It can't be interpreted as "from one fifty" because then there's no second time. You would have an open-ended time period, and by context it's obvious that's not what is intended.
– Kevin
May 13 at 17:50
1
@Tim - on an English language learning site, I would steer clear of advising the use of abbreviations. If you think "to" is ambiguous, use "until" (not "till" - which means a cash register).
– Chris Melville
May 13 at 18:30
1
@Chris Melville: Well, MAYBE it means a cash register. Could be the rocks & dirt left behind by a glacier, or the act of preparing soil for planting, or...
– jamesqf
2 days ago
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Speaking the words 'ten TO two' is equally likely to cause confusion! 'Ten TILL two' makes more sense.
– Tim
May 13 at 8:30
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@Tim I hear "from ten to two", meaning starting at 10am and ending at 2pm, pretty much every day. In the US, I think "till/'til" is fairly uncommon (today - it was more common in the past). jamesqf - note that when military, airline, etc. 24 hour time is used in the US, it's most proper to omit the colon, as in "1400" or "0900".
– Todd Wilcox
May 13 at 13:43
1
@Tim: It can't be interpreted as "from one fifty" because then there's no second time. You would have an open-ended time period, and by context it's obvious that's not what is intended.
– Kevin
May 13 at 17:50
1
@Tim - on an English language learning site, I would steer clear of advising the use of abbreviations. If you think "to" is ambiguous, use "until" (not "till" - which means a cash register).
– Chris Melville
May 13 at 18:30
1
@Chris Melville: Well, MAYBE it means a cash register. Could be the rocks & dirt left behind by a glacier, or the act of preparing soil for planting, or...
– jamesqf
2 days ago
1
1
Speaking the words 'ten TO two' is equally likely to cause confusion! 'Ten TILL two' makes more sense.
– Tim
May 13 at 8:30
Speaking the words 'ten TO two' is equally likely to cause confusion! 'Ten TILL two' makes more sense.
– Tim
May 13 at 8:30
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@Tim I hear "from ten to two", meaning starting at 10am and ending at 2pm, pretty much every day. In the US, I think "till/'til" is fairly uncommon (today - it was more common in the past). jamesqf - note that when military, airline, etc. 24 hour time is used in the US, it's most proper to omit the colon, as in "1400" or "0900".
– Todd Wilcox
May 13 at 13:43
@Tim I hear "from ten to two", meaning starting at 10am and ending at 2pm, pretty much every day. In the US, I think "till/'til" is fairly uncommon (today - it was more common in the past). jamesqf - note that when military, airline, etc. 24 hour time is used in the US, it's most proper to omit the colon, as in "1400" or "0900".
– Todd Wilcox
May 13 at 13:43
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@Tim: It can't be interpreted as "from one fifty" because then there's no second time. You would have an open-ended time period, and by context it's obvious that's not what is intended.
– Kevin
May 13 at 17:50
@Tim: It can't be interpreted as "from one fifty" because then there's no second time. You would have an open-ended time period, and by context it's obvious that's not what is intended.
– Kevin
May 13 at 17:50
1
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@Tim - on an English language learning site, I would steer clear of advising the use of abbreviations. If you think "to" is ambiguous, use "until" (not "till" - which means a cash register).
– Chris Melville
May 13 at 18:30
@Tim - on an English language learning site, I would steer clear of advising the use of abbreviations. If you think "to" is ambiguous, use "until" (not "till" - which means a cash register).
– Chris Melville
May 13 at 18:30
1
1
@Chris Melville: Well, MAYBE it means a cash register. Could be the rocks & dirt left behind by a glacier, or the act of preparing soil for planting, or...
– jamesqf
2 days ago
@Chris Melville: Well, MAYBE it means a cash register. Could be the rocks & dirt left behind by a glacier, or the act of preparing soil for planting, or...
– jamesqf
2 days ago
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@Lambie merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pronounce, #4 in this context. They are asking how you would say the sentence out loud.
– Len
May 13 at 3:01
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@Lambie why? I am certain, with no ambiguity, that the OP means "pronounce". They have asked "how to say" something. That is, literally, what "pronounce" means. How else can you read the question?
– Len
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