Why 6o'clock is called 6ish?

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2007-05-08 23:23:07 · 4 answers · asked by jonathantam1988 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay

They don't mean the same thing. 6 o'clock means 6:00:00 -- a particular point in time. "6ish" means "about six" -- like plus or minus 10-15 minutes.

2007-05-08 23:28:05 · answer #1 · answered by Skepticat 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋

when will that be? 6ish? 7ish? to me it means, about a certain time, give or take a bit... the ish bit would be the give or take...

2007-05-09 06:26:16 · answer #2 · answered by freebird31wizard 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋

Because we all use the snooze button.

2007-05-09 06:33:20 · answer #3 · answered by rockman 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

one-ish, two-ish...six-ish, eleven-ish etc....are all commomly used to mean 'around this time'

2007-05-09 06:28:05 · answer #4 · answered by lushpoppy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋