How would you describe 12:20:49 a.m.

[cubezero3]

Hello, everyone.

This question came into my mind when I was reading one of yesterday's posts.

I guess people would rarely say at 12:20:49 a.m.. But if they have to say it, how would they say it out loud?

I vaguely recall I heard people say something like at twelve o'clock twenty minutes and fourty nine seconds. Is it correct? Are there other ways of saying it?

Many thanks

Richard

[5jj]

It's hard to say that time exactly, because, even as you say it, it is past. If we really had to, I suppose we'd go to a ten-second unit and say something like: It is twelve twenty and fifty seconds ...NOW"

[emsr2d2]

As you say, unlikely to happen but I'd probably go with "twenty past midnight and 49 seconds"