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.
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Hannu