GiuseppeAndTheYeti@midwest.social to ShowerthoughtsEnglish · 1 year agoI hear phrases like "half-past", "quarter til", and "quarter after" way less often since digital clocks have became more commonplace.message-squaremessage-square169fedilinkarrow-up1451arrow-down120
arrow-up1431arrow-down1message-squareI hear phrases like "half-past", "quarter til", and "quarter after" way less often since digital clocks have became more commonplace.GiuseppeAndTheYeti@midwest.social to ShowerthoughtsEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square169fedilink
minus-squareFeathercrownlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·1 year agoWhy WOULD it mean 8:15? The only two options I would think of are 8:45 and 9:15.
Why WOULD it mean 8:15? The only two options I would think of are 8:45 and 9:15.