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

denast@lemm.ee ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

I think everybody puts too much emphasis on it being a strict generational thing while imo it’s mostly a force of habit.

I’m on my early 20s, and used to take around 10 seconds to read an analog clock. Fully digital mind. Bought an analog wrist watch this summer and merely 1-2 months into wearing it I started understanding it instantaneously and all of “half past” type phrases click immediately now.

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