On 12 Oct 2010, at 17:21, Eddie Climo wrote: > I note that German has 2 words for 'hour'" > —stunde (for a period of 60 minutes) > —ühr (for telling the time) Uhr (not Ühr) means 'clock'. "Wieviel Uhr ist es?" "What o'clock is it?" Stunde is also used for a lesson (because of an original hour's duration). Michael Everson * http://www.evertype.com/