x <- c("09:10", "09:02", "1:10")
ms(x)
# [1] 9 minutes and 10 seconds 9 minutes and 2 seconds 1 minute and 10 seconds
ms("7 6")
# [1] 7 minutes and 6 seconds
ms("6,5")
# 6 minutes and 5 seconds
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