The clock is nearing 4

[tufguy]

"The clock is nearing 4". Does it mean (I am not sure what is the correct way to put it down) it going to be 4 soon within a few minutes?

What is the correct way of saying it?

 

[5jj]

Where did you see/hear this?

 

[tufguy]

Where did you see/hear this?

I heard it someone say it but I am not sure whether I heard them correctly or not.

 

[emsr2d2]

I heard it someone say it but I am not sure whether I heard them correctly or not.

In what context? Was that person speaking directly to you? What were you talking about?

 

[tufguy]

In what context? Was that person speaking directly to you? What were you talking about?

Yes we were talking to each other. Their office was about to close.

 

[emsr2d2]

Yes, we were talking to each other. Their office was about to close.

OK, but why did he need to tell you the time? Also, is he a character in a Dickens novel? If not, why does he talk like one?

 

[jutfrank]

And why was he talking to you in English? Does he not know Hindi?

 

[tufguy]

And why was he talking to you in English? Does he not know Hindi?

Because she was an insurance representative.

 

[Skrej]

She? Earlier you said it was a man (he). Gender aside, what does being an insurance agent have to do with the language being spoken?

This thread is going nowhere constructive. I'm closing it.

 

[emsr2d2]

She? Earlier you said it was a man (he). Gender aside, what does being an insurance agent have to do with the language being spoken?

This thread is going nowhere constructive. I'm closing it.

To be fair, the OP has referred to the person as "them". I was the first person to bring "he" into it. The rest of the post is entirely relevant, though. Insurance representatives don't work in shops, and it doesn't explain the use of English instead of Hindi.