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

• Chainweasel@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  9:15

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  • DontTreadOnBigfoot@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Seriously . If I ever heard someone say “quarter nine” as a time, those are the only two I would ever consider to be possible options

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• Please_Do_Not@lemm.ee ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  10 ÷ .5x8

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• Feathercrown@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Why WOULD it mean 8:15? The only two options I would think of are 8:45 and 9:15.

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