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Wouldn't it be better to ask "Do you have the time, please?", or "Excuse me, could you tell me the time please?" Pistachio 15:49, 15 May 2007 (UTC)Reply
- It's neutral rather than impolite; your forms are explicitly polite, and would work better if asking a stranger. Equinox ◑ 17:25, 1 September 2019 (UTC)Reply
According to Chambers 1908, "what time" can mean "at the very time when". This must be an obsolete construct I haven't encountered. Equinox ◑ 17:25, 1 September 2019 (UTC)Reply
What time do you make it? (or What do you make the time?) are BrE variants. --Backinstadiums (talk) 12:52, 21 December 2020 (UTC)Reply