Thread: Decimals - Interest Rate - Rent - Current Account

It depends. For me "без двенадцати час" is quite OK. I can say it like this by myself.

I do not like neglecting precision when it comes to time If someone stops me in the street to ask about the time, and I see 12:48 on my watch, I will definitely say "без двенадцати час" (as I use a mechanic watch). If I used an electronic watch, then I would say "двенадцать - сорок восемь".

Originally Posted by Боб Уайтман

If someone stops me in the street to ask about the time, and I see 12:48 on my watch, I will definitely say "без двенадцати час"

If I would have a mechanical watch I would just say без десяти час, I doubt that I would be able to fight my laziness and reckon exact number of minutes at the moment

Originally Posted by Doomer

If I would have a mechanical watch I would just say без десяти час, I doubt that I would be able to fight my laziness and reckon exact number of minutes at the moment

There is an old joke:

Professor of physics asks a student: "How much is two multiplied by two?"
Student responded: "Four."
Professor: "Yeah, it is really something close to five or six."