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C. Conclusion

Summary

In English, there are two ways to tell time, namely British and American
styles. In British style, the minutes are pronounced first followed by the hours.
For example, 08.25 is read as twenty-five past eight, twenty-five is the minute,

and eight is the hour. Besides that, in British style there are also several rules in

saying the time, namely: saying the 15th minute with the word “Quarter”,
saying the 30th minute with the word “Half” or rather “Half past”, saying the

first 30 minutes with the word “Past”, and use “To” for the remaining 30
minutes. While in American style, the hours are stated first, followed by the
minutes. For example, 08.25 is read as eight-twenty-five. Then for the time

that there are no minutes you can use the 'O'clock. Then you can also use other
expressions such as in the morning, afternoon, evening, or night to tell the

time.

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