Re: Time in various languages...



Regional singularities are needed, definitely. I only write school
english, I need help there 8-)

The 5/10/15/20/25/30/35/40/45/50/55 precision is already featured.

Fuzzier is tricky. "dark" or "sun rising" is quite easy to add. But
when is "late" or "early"?

Fred

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