please empty your brain below

You'd love this book, DG:

Fascinating stuff.

thanks for another interesting post.

Clock times don't always round down, there's always "quarter to five" and such...

In dutch rounding to the half-hour is also part of the game: 4:20 = tien voor half vijf (10 before half-five [half-five meaning 4:30]).

What the fuck you on about mate? You naughty forty or not???
Can't be bothered to re read it & be even mored puzzled!!!

Thanks for reminding me of my half birthday.

In pure number, 40.5 rounds to 40. (You round halves to the nearest even number. Stops totals from drifting upwards.)

With measurements it's a little more tricky, and I couldn't quite swear either way. There is of course no such thing as exactly 40.5 cm. All measurements are approximations.

Congrats on two years of DG. It really is a remarkable labour, and a huge addition to (British) blogdom. Here's to the next two!

Cheers Peter.
But are you sure 40.5 rounds to 40 in 'pure number'? Maybe just in banking, or in 'pure statistics' (if there is such a thing).

MC Geezer - Zimmer time.

but you are in your fortieth year ...

Yes, I'll chip in as well, and say that time rounding depends on the country you're in. Because the Germans round to the next hour as well. Half past 8 is half way to 9 for them. (Too many hours spent learning German, and having to write the time in German next to little clocks)

Copmplicated innit? But fascinating.











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