Spelling out time in English

William Ryan wfr at SAS.AC.UK
Tue Jul 11 13:55:07 UTC 2000


If by correct you mean what is recommended by dictionaries and style books of
publishers (e.g. Chicago, Oxford), then the answer is to use numerals except
for 'half' and 'quarter' which can be spelled out without hyphens ('half past
one' or 1:30 (US), 1.30 (UK)).
Will Ryan

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