24/7 or 7/24 ?

[DorianGray]

hi folks,

may I ask which use is more common in your language/country?
7/24 or 24/7?

I know that in english 24/7 is more common and 7/24 is rare, whereas in some other countries/languages (in turkey/turkish for example) the order is reverse, and 7/24 is preferred. I think this difference is something related to linguistic pronunciation difficulties specific to the language of concern. (I mean 7 comes easier after 24 in english, otherwise the usage rates of 24/7 and 7/24 could have been equal).

so could you please share the situation regarding "7/24 vs 24/7" in your country/language?

thanks in advance,

dorian

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[cmason]

Definitely 24/7 here in Canada.

 

[DorianGray]

not a surprise * - *

thanks.

 

[mitch007]

also 24/7 in USA

 

[Alex P]

24/7 in Uk, 7/24 just sounds.. werid

 

[bmugford]

I have never heard anyone say 7/24 in USA.

Brad

 

[DorianGray]

Thanks to replies.

In English the case is clear. "seven twentyfour" is not good sounding, probably because of this n+t+w combination of consonants. On the other hand, "twentyfour seven" flows like a melody without a stop.

In Turkish : "yediyirmidort" (7/24) follows a near CVCVCVCVCV pattern , and therefore is preferred to "yirmidort yedi" (24/7). The r+t+y combination stops the flow of the speech.

So what I'm wondering is the situation with languages such as Chinese, Malay, Japanese, Finnish, Zulu and Slavic languages. I guess in all European languages (except Finnish and Gaelic probably) 24/7 will win over 7/24.
24/7 must have being winning in India again, because their language is akin to European languages.

I don't think Turkey is the only place where 7/24 wins. There should be more 7/24 users (as per the rules of probability).

Guys?

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[Alex P]

I take it this is for the domain 7-24.tv I saw selling :o

 

[DorianGray]

seems to be marketable only in Turkey so far .

 

[ComKid]

Are you referring to date usage or time usage?

If it is date usage then it depends on the country. Some countries would write July 24th as 7/24 like here in the U.S.. Other countries put the day before the month and write it 24/7.

My guess is you are referring to time usage, 7 days a week/24 hours a day.... as in "Open hours of business" ect. In this instance 24/7 flows better IMO as compared to 7/24 but I believe 7/24 is the proper usage.

 

[johname]

24/7 24hrs 7 days a week Las Vegas baby

 

[DnEbook]

always 2/47 ..........australia

 

[DorianGray]

Hi Comkind,

You're right, we are referring to time usage.

Economy & democracy also rules in the field of language. When the majority of people says A, then it's A, and not B, even if our reasoning convince us to the correctness of B.

Thanks for sharing your opinion.

 

[ComKid]

Hi Comkind,

You're right, we are referring to time usage.

Economy & democracy also rules in the field of language. When the majority of people says A, then it's A, and not B, even if our reasoning convince us to the correctness of B.

Thanks for sharing your opinion.

No problem. Thanks for clarifying. Didn't want to guess based on pointless order of 7 and 24 as compared to just any number sequence without knowing the reasoning behind doing so.

That could be dangerous to both economy and democracy.

Majority seems to have it.

 

[tricolorro]

hi folks,

may I ask which use is more common in your language/country?
7/24 or 24/7?

I know that in english 24/7 is more common and 7/24 is rare, whereas in some other countries/languages...the order is reverse, and 7/24 is preferred...

The same difference occurs in Calendar dates.

In USA we use Month/Day/Year.

Most rest of the world it seems uses Day/Month/Year.

It can get confusing sometimes when calendar numbers are 12 or below.

When I see 06/09/2010, is that June 09, 2010 (USA) or September 06, 2010
(elsewhere)?

Although I am a US citizen, I do prefer the Day/Month/Year method since it's a natural progression.

Month/Day/Year as Mr.Spock might say is, "Quite illogical".

 

[DnEbook]

beam me up !!! scotty

 

[namenut]

24/7 usa

 

[NetOctave]

It is 24/7 - "24 hours a day, 7 days a week" - meaning - available round the clock...
Unless you mean July 24.

 

[BNoland]

I believe that it is also 24/7 in Spain.
I've got a friend who lives there.
Now I'm curious too. I'll ask her tonight.