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juanbu
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The time
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Hi, Dear ESL Printables Friends, I need some help. What is the correct way of saying: I wake up at a quarter to seven. or I wake up at quarter to seven. Thanks in advance. |
12 May 2012
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cunliffe
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I would say �I wake up at quarter to seven � is by far the most common way. |
12 May 2012
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juanbu
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Thanks a lot for your help. |
12 May 2012
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foose1
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We use at a quarter to seven often. I wake up at quarter to seven isn �t what I would say in America. I guess my dad would slap me around a bit if I said, "I woke up at quarter to seven."John |
12 May 2012
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juanbu
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So... Do we have another difference here between American and British English? American people would say: "I wake up at a quarter to seven", while British people would say: "I wake up at quarter to seven". Is that it? Native speakers, please help me. |
12 May 2012
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MoodyMoody
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Perhaps there �s a difference in dialect (I"m from the South), but both "quarter to seven" and "a quarter to seven" sound fine to me. I wouldn �t stress over which to use. |
12 May 2012
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