GiuseppeAndTheYeti@midwest.social to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year ago

I hear phrases like "half-past", "quarter til", and "quarter after" way less often since digital clocks have became more commonplace.

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I hear phrases like "half-past", "quarter til", and "quarter after" way less often since digital clocks have became more commonplace.

GiuseppeAndTheYeti@midwest.social to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year ago

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Quarter after four is 4:15.

Quarter of five is 4:45. Also quarter to five and quarter til five.

I’m seeing other comments that suggest I might be wrong. Especially in regards to other languages.

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