GiuseppeAndTheYeti to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 months agoI hear phrases like "half-past", "quarter til", and "quarter after" way less often since digital clocks have became more commonplace.message-squaremessage-square154fedilinkarrow-up1450arrow-down118
arrow-up1432arrow-down1message-squareI hear phrases like "half-past", "quarter til", and "quarter after" way less often since digital clocks have became more commonplace.GiuseppeAndTheYeti to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 months agomessage-square154fedilink
minus-squareMetype @lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·9 months agoNever actually heard anyone exclude the hour, it’s always “half past 3”, “quarter to 8”, “5 till 6”, etc
Never actually heard anyone exclude the hour, it’s always “half past 3”, “quarter to 8”, “5 till 6”, etc