Comment on I hear phrases like "half-past", "quarter til", and "quarter after" way less often since digital clocks have became more commonplace.
Anyone using “quarter of” to mean X:15 is just incorrect. That’s “quarter after”.
When you say quarter of, you are supposed to say the next hour. Quarter after 4 is a quarter of 5.
That’s… I guess that makes sense but that’s really weird and ambiguous.
I would not have guessed that meaning of “of.” I think we should stick to “til” or “past” for clarity.
Quarter after four is 4:15.
Quarter of five is 4:45. Also quarter to five and quarter til five.
John_McMurray@lemmy.world 6 months ago
When you say quarter of, you are supposed to say the next hour. Quarter after 4 is a quarter of 5.
Feathercrown@lemmy.world 6 months ago
That’s… I guess that makes sense but that’s really weird and ambiguous.
thistledown@rblind.com 6 months ago
I would not have guessed that meaning of “of.” I think we should stick to “til” or “past” for clarity.
bobagem@sh.itjust.works 6 months ago
Quarter after four is 4:15.
Quarter of five is 4:45. Also quarter to five and quarter til five.