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

HenHanna

2024-09-22 20:33:30 UTC

Post by HenHanna
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"Romeo & Juliet" Script
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.... 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 ...
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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?
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A Tale of Two Cities (1935) - Transcripts
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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
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Three'S O'Clock In The Morning / 2. Osacr Blues / 3. Sleepy Time Gal / 4
.. Oscar Peterson - Oscar Peterson Live! [compilation, live] (1991,
Universal ...