I know it is an odd question...

[Hacker]

...but I've had an e-mail from someone which says:

Could you give me a call <10 in morning on....

Does this mean before or after 10?

 

[Flash In The Pan]

Why not give them a call and ask?

 

[JIMC]

Think it might mean before 10.But you could always phone at exactly 10,cant be too far out then either way

 

[Hacker]

Why not give them a call and ask?

I was wondering how quick that response would be.....

 

[jennytamzin]

I think it means before 10

 

[Arkady]

Before 10...

 

[Flash In The Pan]

I was wondering how quick that response would be.....

<----can be trusted to fall into the trap every time

 

[Hacker]

That's what I thought.

Ta.

 

[seriousrikk]

How hard would it have been to just type before?

 

[steve172]

< = less than
> = more than

 

[2blue4u]

to late

 

[Animal]

< = less than
> = more than

yep
unless it's <= => which is less than or equal to or more than and equal to but < is less than,

why not phone them at 9:59

 

[Flash In The Pan]

yep
unless it's <= => which is less than or equal to or more than and equal to but < is less than,

why not phone them at 9:59

Because when you posted it was 10:38?

 

[arclight]

How hard would it have been to just type before?

Yes, someone who types < (keystrokes Alt, 6, 0) instead of before must be in a hell of a hurry.

 

[hashcake]

typing the word 'before' is very difficult for some people

 

[minky_monkey]

typing the word 'before' is very difficult for some people

 

[david1701]

maybe they're just maths based, i do that all the time

 

[Nod]

Yes, someone who types < (keystrokes Alt, 6, 0) instead of before must be in a hell of a hurry.

Shift + , on my keyboard... <

However, to avoid any confusion, I would always bother typing before out in longhand, even on a mobile. (I don't do text speak but can generally understand it!)