Date:  Tue, 30 Nov 1993 11:35:10 CST

From:  Mike Picone <MPICONE[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]UA1VM.BITNET>

Subject: Re: Half Past the Hour



One element that is missing so far in the `half past' discussion and that

will contribute to its survival even if at a very low incidence is the

fact that `XXX-thirty' cannot be used with expressions such as `midnight'

and `noon' whereas `half past' can (at least according to my speech

habits, which were established primarily in the Chicago area).



Mike Picone

U Alabama