it's a convention, perhaps because it's aesthetically pleasing: symmetric and optimistic (pointing up).
A clock is modular math. It has a base twelve. We use a base ten. If the clock had ten hours in a half day then the remainder when dividing would always be our answer.
means ten minutes till ten o clock, which is 9:50
Clock Strikes Ten was created in 1977.
To show ten twenty on a clock you will first have to place the hands of the clock in the right position. The small hand pointing towards the ten, and the large hand pointing towards the four.
To show that it is ten minutes after the hour of ten o'clock.
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No, "ten o' clock" should not be capitalized unless it is at the beginning of a sentence.
Ten to nine on a digital clock is displayed as 8:50. This indicates that it is ten minutes before nine o'clock. The hour remains as eight, and the minutes show fifty.
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The fingers on a clock for sale in a shop window, when set at ten minutes past ten o'clock, shows a happy, smiling face. It was thought to encourage shoppers to buy the clock.
Ten past ten is typically interpreted as 10:10 on a clock. In a standard 12-hour clock format, this would be in the morning. In a 24-hour clock format, this would be 10:10 hours. The minute hand points at the 2, and the hour hand points at the 10.
Ten past ten on a clock face has the hands balanced symmetrically on either side of the 12. Other times would also do this: quarter-past nine, for example, or twenty past eight. But ten ten looks best for display.