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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. (midwest.social)

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[-] [email protected] 6 points 6 months ago

Even worse than that imo is 'quarter of'. I swear to god it's been used to mean both before or after whatever hour they're talking about

[-] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago

Anyone using "quarter of" to mean X:15 is just incorrect. That's "quarter after".

[-] [email protected] -2 points 6 months ago

When you say quarter of, you are supposed to say the next hour. Quarter after 4 is a quarter of 5.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 6 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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