Date:  Tue, 30 Nov 1993 10:35:45 CST

From:  Dennis Baron <debaron[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]UIUC.EDU>

Subject: Re: Half Past the Hour



In Message Tue, 30 Nov 1993 07:09:47 -0600,

 Natalie Maynor <maynor[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]RA.MSSTATE.EDU> writes:



>Is there a regional distribution for "half past" as in "half past three"?

>



Natalie,



Half past is how I always said it before I got my digital watch.

Grew up in NYC in the 1940s-60s.



Dennis (not dInnis)

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