Five and twenty past

[PrincessHoneysuckle]

Does anyone else say this meaning 24 past the hour? My dad is the only person I know who uses this term and hes 67

My parents and maternal grandparents used to say it. All Londoners.

My Dm says it, Bristolian through and through. We all do the Friday week thing too.

@ginfordinner I didn't realise there were many of us in MN!!

Definitely 5 & 20 to

Friends grandparents used to say it. They'd be well into their hundreds by now. My parents paid them to do after school childcare for a while, but they weren't very nice. So relieved when it came to an end!!

It's something that takes me back to that time.

My grandma used to say it and was also from Yorkshire.

My nan says it too! West Midlands

I do (Midlands) Got it from my Nan who would be 104 if still alive

My grandparents who said it were West Midlands too!

Love that phrase. My nan used to use it. Time to resurrect it I think

Five and twenty past and five and twenty to :)

My 87-year old grandad says it, he's from East London/Essex borders.

It always makes me smile when I hear it because it reminds me of my Grandma.

My lovely Wessie Grandpa used to say it, I can hear his gorgeous Yorkshire accent in my head best when I think of him saying this about the time. Aw I miss him, gutted my children never got to know him and his accent.

Nope but I say "haff" instead of half which drives my boss mad
As in "haff past"
I think it might be a Lancashire thing...

My dad says “five and twenty to.” He is 80 and from London’s East End. He is the only person I’ve ever met who says it.

Yes!! My nanna used to say it all the time!!