Ühel kenal päeval, K, 2006-03-01 kell 14:36, kirjutas Scott Marlowe: > > But it isn't '-2 months, -1 day'. I think what you are saying is what I > > am saying, that we should make the signs consistent. > > Pretty much. It just seems wrong to have different signs in what is > essentially a single unit. > > We don't say 42 degrees, -12 minutes when measuring arc, do we? Then > again, maybe some folks do. It just seems wrong to me.
But we do say both "quarter past three" (3 hours 15 min) and "quarter to four" (4 hours -15 min) when talking about time. --------------- Hannu ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 2: Don't 'kill -9' the postmaster
