In the second half of the 18th century, tea and sugar “might seem extravagant items in a labourer’s wage,” social historian John Burnett writes in Liquid Pleasures, “but they gave some palatability and variety to a monotonous diet, warmth to cold meals, and some stimulation to fatigued bodies.”Īround the same time, as tea was spreading, it was moving out of public tea shops and becoming something people would drink at home, thus moving into the traditionally feminine domestic sphere. Tea provided a restrained version of excess and a little pleasant luxury. You can provide recordings, please contact me.By then, even though tea was still not exactly cheap, it had become standard fare even among the poorest. If you would like to make any corrections or additions to this page, or if Information about the 24-hour time system Information about telling the time in English
The 24-hour time system is not used in the USAĪnd Canada, except in specialist areas, such as the military,Īviation, navigation, computing, astronomy, and logistics.Įight o'clock (in the evening / at night)Įleven o'clock (in the evening / at night) The UK and Ireland this is used mainly in timetables, e.g. The times on the left are shown first in the 24-hour clock. The hundred hours system is only used in military contexts. In some areas of the USA, and quarter til nine, quarter There various ways to say 8:45 - quarter of nine is used While they say half past eight or eight thirty elsewhere. Similarly half after eight = 8:30 in some parts of the USA, To mean 8:15, while elsewhere they say quarter past eight. In some parts of the USA people say quarter after eight The half eight form is not used in other English-speaking In the UK and Ireland 8:30 can be half past eight or halfĮight. To country, and within countries as well.
Ways to tell the time in English vary somewhat from country
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