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Started by Spherical Ice October 21st, 2010 1:54 PM
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Analogue or digitial?

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7:58. I dunno, saying the exact numbers are easier or something like that.

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Digital.. more so than analog, but really I say both.

Most of the time I read the time off of digital clocks, so I speak them out as I read them..
Like "It's 2:23", or "Close to 5:30", etc.


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Usually Analogue unless I want to be really exact. I would say 5 to 7 or 10 past 9 but if it's exact I use 9:47 if you know what I mean


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Both, but I only use analogue on multiples of 5. Five to seven, quarter after seven, etc.
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I said it digital because is it a bit easier. But when someone said it in the analog away I still know what they are talking about. For me though, I say it in digital.

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I prefer precise timing (such as it being 8:19 rather than just imprecise 8:30. Sharp, to sum it up.) And I prefer it digitally as well, I nearly never say a quarter till but always say 10:45.
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I'll always say it in digital. Analogue seems much longer to process in my brain.
Yeah. Digital all the way. If you say "quarter-to-eight", I'll get 8:00 in my mind. Then I have to process "quarter" meaning "15-min." (which could also be confused with the numerical coin value of 25 cents. Hasn't happened to me, though). Then you have to subtract 15-min. from 8:00 to get 7:45. And this is when you don't have a clock face to look at.
Yes, it seems like simple temporal processing, but I could've saved all of that extra processing power for something else, like thinking about how Reshiram could kick the crap out of Zekrom, and vice versa. :D Digital time reading is simple and straight to the point, IMO.

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