what does 'half past eight' mean?
half past
Exactly. Be careful though- in England, Ireland, and Scotland peoples say "half eight" when they mean 7:30!
Bill from Warwick,
I cannot speak for England and Scotland, but In Ireland "Half eight" means 8:30.
In German "Halb acht" would be 7:30
I cannot speak for England and Scotland, but In Ireland "Half eight" means 8:30.
In German "Halb acht" would be 7:30
Bill from Warwick:
I don't know where you got that information from, but that's definitely not correct.
"Half eight" means 8.30 in England.
I don't know where you got that information from, but that's definitely not correct.
"Half eight" means 8.30 in England.
English meaning of "half eight" is also against the logic. If you go to a pub and ask for half a pint of orange juice, you will expect getting 0.5 pint, not 1.5 pint.
I've never heard "half 8" in the US. I suppose if one were speaking of time I'd assume half PAST 8, though if it wasn't temporal in meaning, I'd say "four."
To Ralph:
I'm sorry but I fail to see your logic. If you ask for half a pint of something, you get ONE HALF OF A PINT. this is written as 0.5 pint. To get 1.5 pints, you would have to ask for (repeat after me) ONE AND A HALF PINTS. I don't know what planet you're from, maybe you don't have a very good grasp of the english language, or maybe you are just an idiot, but I just fail to see the reason for your confusion.
I'm sorry but I fail to see your logic. If you ask for half a pint of something, you get ONE HALF OF A PINT. this is written as 0.5 pint. To get 1.5 pints, you would have to ask for (repeat after me) ONE AND A HALF PINTS. I don't know what planet you're from, maybe you don't have a very good grasp of the english language, or maybe you are just an idiot, but I just fail to see the reason for your confusion.
Serisolas, don't you think you were kind of harsh there, dude? Ralph is saying that if 8 = x and "half 8" = 8:30, you're really saying that half 8 equals X.5. In other words, following the same logic, half 8 means 8 + .5. Or 8 hours, plus another half hour. Therefore, if you go to the pub, asking for "half pint" would be like asking (following the formula) for a pint plus .5. So Ralph is not an idiot. He's merely pointing out that the logic behind the "half 8" doesn't add up when you apply the same logic or math to other scenarios.
So Serisolas, I'll accept an apology on behalf of Ralph, but I'll take it in pints of Guiness. 1.5 pints will be just fine.
So Serisolas, I'll accept an apology on behalf of Ralph, but I'll take it in pints of Guiness. 1.5 pints will be just fine.
When you are going to the pub, it's pub o'clock and if you are half an hour late, it's half past pub.
Russconha has the first part of the equation right. I would only add that new science has proven that E = MPub half
To Serisolas:
Logic is only one. There is no "my logic" or "your logic", 2 + 2 = 4 everywhere in the world.
Logic is only one. There is no "my logic" or "your logic", 2 + 2 = 4 everywhere in the world.