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[General] Telling time such as 9h22

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vanhoabui

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I want to know how to tell the time such as 9h22.

Is it "22 minutes past nine" or just "22 past nine"?

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corum

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I want to know how to tell the time such as 9h22.

Is it "22 minutes past nine" or just "22 past nine"?

Thanks!

nine twenty-two
 

BobK

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In informal situations though, I don't think many people would be that specific; they'd be more likely to say 'just past twenty past', or (in Br English) 'gone twenty past'. Even informally, some contexts might require a more specific wording; in such cases, there'd probably be a reinforcing expression like 'exactly' or 'precisely' or 'on the dot'.

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