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 Posted: Sat Oct 28, 2006 4:19 pm
Where do we get O' Clock from, some Irish guy invent clocks?
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Posted: Sat Oct 28, 2006 7:17 pm
idk, the original clocks were sun dials, and your forgetting the poll stare
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Posted: Mon Oct 30, 2006 2:47 pm
I heard this recently. I really hate that I can't remember exactly WHY ...
O' Clock is really just short for "of clock", so in other words "Seven O Clock" is a spoken abbreviation of "Seven of the clock", or "It's seven on the clock"
I'm pretty sure that was what I read ... ...
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Posted: Mon Oct 30, 2006 3:03 pm
o'clock Pronunciation (-klk)
adv.
1. Of or according to the clock: three o'clock.
2. According to an imaginary clock dial with the observer at the center and 12 o'clock considered as straight ahead in horizontal position or straight up in vertical position. Used to indicate relative position: enemy planes at 10 o'clock.
[Short for of the clock.]
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Posted: Tue Oct 31, 2006 12:47 am
i've always found that O' Clock something weird. now the mystery is unveiled. and i learned something.
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Posted: Tue Oct 31, 2006 10:54 am
VCmnky Where do we get O' Clock from, some Irish guy invent clocks? I have no idea =P I guess those above have explained some, btw dont forget your polls.
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Posted: Tue Oct 31, 2006 2:11 pm
mikhailxyohman [Short for of the clock.]
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Posted: Mon Jan 01, 2007 10:07 am
Tasty Crayons mikhailxyohman [Short for of the clock.] After reading this i rememebered.I learnet this when i was in class 2 or 3. biggrin
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Posted: Fri Jan 05, 2007 9:35 pm
VCmnky Where do we get O' Clock from, some Irish guy invent clocks? lol, i nevr thought about that.
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Posted: Sat Jan 06, 2007 9:02 pm
Stronghearted11 idk, the original clocks were sun dials, and your forgetting the poll stare sun dials are kewl.
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Posted: Sat Jan 13, 2007 11:00 am
Tasty Crayons mikhailxyohman [Short for of the clock.] Yeah, if it doesn't make sense, just think of 'barrel o' monkeys'; it's not the only phrase in which that contraction is used.
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Posted: Sat Jan 13, 2007 9:46 pm
I would have never thought of that... Irish. XD
I'm glad that I learned that!! -feels knowledgable-
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Posted: Sat Jan 13, 2007 9:57 pm
Haha, what a random question/thought.
Well now I know what it means, one less thing to wonder about.
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