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Old 07-10-2011, 06:02 PM   #10
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Originally Posted by Jadon View Post
I and everyone around me don't say "twenty to six," we say "twenty of six" and the to form has always sounded more like a score to me than a time.
Not in the UK, which is what the OP was asking (don't know where you live). It would always be something "to" or "past" the hour.
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