There is something intrinsically tricky for a Russian about the fact that half six means six and a half, since in Russian, "half (of the) sixth" means five and a half (time). (Half of the sixth hour, literally, you see.)
I'm writing this to remind myself.
5:30 or 6:30, that's the question. :)
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