@[email protected] to ShowerthoughtsEnglish • 3 months agoI hear phrases like "half-past", "quarter til", and "quarter after" way less often since digital clocks have became more commonplace.message-square170fedilinkarrow-up1448arrow-down120
arrow-up1428arrow-down1message-squareI hear phrases like "half-past", "quarter til", and "quarter after" way less often since digital clocks have became more commonplace.@[email protected] to ShowerthoughtsEnglish • 3 months agomessage-square170fedilink
minus-squareslazer2aulinkEnglish59•3 months agoCould be worse. Could be Dutch. What time is it? Ten over half eight. … 7:40
Could be worse. Could be Dutch.
What time is it?
Ten over half eight.
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7:40
I see no problem with this? Makes sense.
…what