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  • (what o'clock? ) ---------- Ay, what's o'clock?

    From HenHanna@21:1/5 to All on Sat Sep 21 23:15:43 2024
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    - Ay, what's o'clock? I am thus bold to put your grace in mind. of what
    you promised me. Ay, but what's o'clock? Upon the stroke of ten. - Let
    it strike ...


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    "Romeo & Juliet" Script
    The Internet Movie Script Database (IMSDb)
    https://imsdb.com › scripts

    ... What o'clock tomorrow Shall I send to thee?
    ROMEO By the hour of nine.
    Juliet unclasps a delicate silver necklace from around her neck.
    JULIET I will not ...

    _________________

    Alice. What a funny watch! It tells the day of the month and doesn't
    tell what o'clock it is!
    Hatter. Why should it? Does your watch tell you what year it is?

    _________________

    A Tale of Two Cities (1935) - Transcripts https://transcripts.foreverdreaming.org › viewtopic

    2021 — Hey, Joe, what o'clock is it? Uh, it must be nearly
    11. Eleven, and we ain't atop of sh**t's Hill yet? [Joe] Push. [man]
    Come on now. Whoa ...

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  • From HenHanna@21:1/5 to HenHanna on Sun Sep 22 20:33:30 2024
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    On Sun, 22 Sep 2024 6:15:43 +0000, HenHanna wrote:

    _________________

    "Romeo & Juliet" Script
    The Internet Movie Script Database (IMSDb)
    https://imsdb.com › scripts

    .... What o'clock tomorrow Shall I send to thee?
    ROMEO By the hour of nine.
    Juliet unclasps a delicate silver necklace from around her neck.
    JULIET I will not ...

    _________________

    Alice. What a funny watch! It tells the day of the month and doesn't
    tell what o'clock it is!
    Hatter. Why should it? Does your watch tell you what year it is?

    _________________

    A Tale of Two Cities (1935) - Transcripts https://transcripts.foreverdreaming.org › viewtopic

    2021 — Hey, Joe, what o'clock is it? Uh, it must be nearly
    11. Eleven, and we ain't atop of sh**t's Hill yet? [Joe] Push. [man]
    Come on now. Whoa ...




    - Ay, what's o'clock? I am thus bold to put your grace in mind. of what
    you promised me. Ay, but what's o'clock? Upon the stroke of ten. - Let
    it strike ...



    ['s] in [what's o'clock?]
    first made me think of 's in [Wie geht's?]




    i have 2 theories about the ['s] in [what's o'clock?]


    1. that ['s] is really a ['th]

    What'th o'clock is it ?


    2. (a more likely one)

    which is supported by
    the fact that Oscar Peterson had
    a hit song called

    Three'S O'Clock In The Morning




    Oscar Peterson
    maniadb.com
    https://www.maniadb.com › artist
    Three'S O'Clock In The Morning / 2. Osacr Blues / 3. Sleepy Time Gal / 4
    .. Oscar Peterson - Oscar Peterson Live! [compilation, live] (1991,
    Universal ...

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