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Originally Posted by Tome Keeper
I think it depends on age, most people of my age (early twenties) and under would say five thirty five, because we use digital clocks. The only exception is for half and quarter past which is more likely to be said as half past six rather than six thirty.
Older people tend to say twenty five to six as they were brought up with analogue clocks. Personally if I hear that it takes me a few seconds to figure out what the person is going on about.
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I have all analog clocks in my house -- except for my alarm clock. I have digital clocks on the stove and microwave, but to tell time I use the analog wall clock above the sink. My watch is also analog.
I don't really look at the time; I just look at the relative position of the hands to see where they are compared to what time I am checking against. This is why I prefer analog over digital, since with digital I actually have to do math and figure out minutes.
I think my seven year old likes to ask me the time when we are in the car just to hear what I will say. I mentally convert everything back, so if the clock says 6:55, I'll tell him it is 5 to 7.
