A German guy came in to talk to Dan who sits next to me. They talked about the work that Dan needed to get done and Dan said,"Ok, I'll have it done by half five." To which the German said,"Uh, so 4:30?" "No, 5:30."
It turns out that "half five" in German means "a half until 5" as in "it's halfway to 5". But the British mean "half past 5".
Isn't that funny?
Dave
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