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camjohnson26 | 1 year ago

I set timers for 49 minutes frequently because Siri will hear 15 instead of 50

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Tiktaalik|1 year ago

You can get around this by asking Siri for a timer for "one five" minutes and "five zero" minutes.

(Folks irl do this too... damn you english language...)

bombcar|1 year ago

Reminds me that emergency services are adamant about not calling it (as in the song):

    So they called nine-eleven, like any piggy would
    The sent out Rambo, just as fast, as they could
Because in a stressful situation, people would literally get hung up looking for the "11" key on the phone.

blitzar|1 year ago

Ironically when I want a 15 minute timer, I get given 50 a lot of the time... 14 and 40 are also problematic.

I figure I am just holding it wrong.

euroderf|1 year ago

One of the more obnoxious "features " of English.

whycome|1 year ago

We should have big numbers like the French do. "60-10" (70) or "4-20" (80)

bombcar|1 year ago

Reminds me of hitting 99 seconds on the microwave because it’s easier to enter than 1 minute 30.