11 Sep
2019
11 Sep
'19
1:25 p.m.
On Wed, Sep 11, 2019 at 12:36 PM Steven Boozer <sboozer@uchicago.edu> wrote:
In practice I imagine a combination of systems is used:
Q: 'arlogh Qoylu'pu'? What’s the time? A: Hutlogh Qoylu'pu'.
Gone nine. / It’s after nine.
Q: rep yIper, lagh!
Be specific ensign! A: Hutvatlh wa’maH wej rep, qaH!
09:13 hours, sir!
If the {'arlogh Qoylu'pu'} idiom isn't used to specify fractions of the hour, it might be the case that you don't bother with it in the first place if you know you need an answer more precise than an hour. So the {ghelwI'} in this dialogue should probably have just started with {rep yIper, lagh!} if they knew they needed the minutes too.