@[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-square171fedilinkarrow-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-square171fedilink
minus-square@Passerby6497linkEnglish5•3 months agoI still hear people talk about the top and bottom of the hour all the time.
minus-square@Hikermicklink6•3 months agoI’ve never heard those phrases in person, only when spoken on TV or radio. Whereabouts you from?
minus-square@Passerby6497linkEnglish1•3 months agoMy or is based out of Midwest US, but my we have people scattered across the US.
I still hear people talk about the top and bottom of the hour all the time.
I’ve never heard those phrases in person, only when spoken on TV or radio. Whereabouts you from?
My or is based out of Midwest US, but my we have people scattered across the US.
Do you prefer the top or the bottom?