Re: [SQL] Interval subtracting - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Tino Wildenhain
Subject Re: [SQL] Interval subtracting
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Msg-id 44069927.7000603@wildenhain.de
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In response to Re: [SQL] Interval subtracting  (Hannu Krosing <hannu@skype.net>)
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Hannu Krosing schrieb:
> Ühel kenal päeval, K, 2006-03-01 kell 14:36, kirjutas Scott Marlowe:
> 
...
> But we do say both "quarter past three" (3 hours 15 min) and "quarter to
> four" (4 hours -15 min) when talking about time.
> 
but luckily we dont write it ;)
Some people say (like ) this: quarter past 3, half past 3, three quartespast 3, 4. Which seems more logical. :-)

But "saying" would be a job for to_char, not for internal storage,
which should _always_ be canonical.

Regards
Tino


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