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what does the 'O' stand for in O'clock?

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Lomax_UK | 19:38 Thu 09th Mar 2006 | Science
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what does the 'O' stand for in O'clock?
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Avatar Image bernardo
of the
19:41 Thu 09th Mar 2006
Avatar Image spacechimp
it's like Irish surnames O'Connor, O'Neill etc.
20:13 Thu 09th Mar 2006
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Actually, that's wrong, O' in names means grandson of.
20:14 Thu 09th Mar 2006
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I should verify what I'm posting really.
20:15 Thu 09th Mar 2006
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ya think LOL jus kidding
23:05 Thu 09th Mar 2006
Avatar Image mibn2cweus
Maybe his grandfather is a clock? <�?
06:12 Fri 10th Mar 2006
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An abbeviation for On the hour.

13:09 Fri 10th Mar 2006
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brenardo is right "- Of the" clock
15:48 Fri 10th Mar 2006
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Answers 1-8-9 Are correct!
16:41 Fri 10th Mar 2006
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It does indeed mean 'of the' i believe, and in response to spacechimp, a name like Tony O'Leary for example actually means Tony of the Leary. Which refers maybe to your grandfather answer, but in fact the other answer were infact not wrong!
22:42 Fri 10th Mar 2006
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Logically I would say it means

"ON THE"

Say both the following out loud

its 4 of the clock
its 4 on the clock.

choose whatever one sits best with you.
16:10 Sat 11th Mar 2006
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O'crap! Look what time it is . . . see ya later c�>
00:33 Fri 21st Jul 2006

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