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From: mrz5149@rit.cs.rit.edu (M. R. Zucca)
Subject: Re: Arabic numbering system
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In article <1995Oct5.095519.18946@onionsnatcorp.ox.ac.uk>,
gmb@natcorp.ox.ac.uk (Glynis Baguley) wrote:

> Not exclusively Irish. `Half six' to mean `half past six' is common
> where I come from (the North West of England).

hapass six is quite common in the USA NY area :) :)

The initial "a" in "hapass" is sounded like "ea" in "yeah".

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