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

• Feathercrown@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  That’s… I guess that makes sense but that’s really weird and ambiguous.

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• thistledown@rblind.com ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I would not have guessed that meaning of “of.” I think we should stick to “til” or “past” for clarity.

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• bobagem@sh.itjust.works ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Quarter after four is 4:15.

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

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