English Idioms

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Scillonian

User since 2010
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16 Nov. 2010

Departure at 18.00How do you pronounce 18.00 ? Eighteen hundred or eighteen o o or eithteen zero zero ?

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eBrain
User since 2009
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17 Nov. 2010

Good question; I have been to Jersey not long ago; are there special ways of saying the time in transports so that people do not make any confusion ? Is it the same all over tne world and are there différences between UK and US ?
Good question; I have been to Jersey not long ago; are there special ways of saying the time in transports so that people do not make any confusion ? Is it the same all over tne world and are there différences between UK and US ?
AhQ ['a: kiu]
User since 2006
Posts: 2715
17 Nov. 2010

How do they read "departure at 18:00"
colloquial : "departure at six PM"
more formal: "departure at eighteen hour"

In everyday speech the 0 is said "O:"
For instance: 18:03 "the time on this clock is one eight O three"

But in radio communications the phraseology commands that any 0 is said "zero" (to prevent any misunderstanding) ex: take-off at 18:03 "take-off at one eight zero three" or most probably the control tower will tell the taking-off plane "take-off at zero three" because the hour goes without saying.

[Any further clarification welcome]
How do they read "departure at 18:00" colloquial : "departure at six PM" more formal: "departure at eighteen hour" In everyday speech the 0 is said "O:" For instance: 18:03 "the time on this clock is one eight O three" But in radio communications the phraseology commands that any 0 is said "zero" (to prevent any misunderstanding) ex: take-off at 18:03 "take-off at one eight zero three" or most probably the control tower will tell the taking-off plane "take-off at zero three" because the hour goes without saying. [Any further clarification welcome]
eBrain
User since 2009
Posts: 613
15 Dec. 2010

...'The hours go without saying' and the weeks and... nearly 1 month since the last update ! why ? Please to Those who have power, a Shakespearian quote about TIME before 11/17/2010 - 05:54 PM
...'The hours go without saying' and the weeks and... nearly 1 month since the last update ! why ? Please to Those who have power, a Shakespearian quote about TIME before 11/17/2010 - 05:54 PM
Camluan
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9 Jan. 2011

ygbynim,
ygbynim,
Camluan
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9 Jan. 2011

ygbynim,
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Camluan
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9 Jan. 2011

you can say that 18.00: eighteen o'clock or six pm.if you say like that, you would be right. count on me!!!!!!!goog luck!
you can say that 18.00: eighteen o'clock or six pm.if you say like that, you would be right. count on me!!!!!!!goog luck!
Camluan
User since 2011
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9 Jan. 2011

the new idiom: like a dog with two tails= very happy
the new idiom: like a dog with two tails= very happy
Camluan
User since 2011
Posts: 7
9 Jan. 2011

the new idiom: like a dog with two tails= very happy
the new idiom: like a dog with two tails= very happy
Camluan
User since 2011
Posts: 7
9 Jan. 2011

try invain= make a lots effort but not successful
try invain= make a lots effort but not successful

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