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2009.03.03(Review of 2004.03.30 edition)
In the interest of saving time, we'll cut today's greeting short. Enjoy your Tuesday edition!
TELL TIME 時刻を言う
- If someone (especially a child) can tell time, they know how to say the time that is shown on a clock or watch.
- tell time は、（特に子供が）時計に示された時間の言い方を知っている、という意味です。
- I didn't learn how to tell time until I was nine years old.
- a: Can your daughter tell time yet?
b: She can in Japanese, but not in English. - It's hard to tell the time on this watch, isn't it? The watch face is so small.
- One of the most common mistakes my Japanese students make when telling time in English is to drop the “o” when saying times like 2:05 (two-o-five) and 6:09 (six-o-nine).*
- * If you think you might be making this mistake, see the 13 February 2001 WordMaster, “TELLING TIME”.
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