GiuseppeAndTheYeti to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agoI hear phrases like "half-past", "quarter til", and "quarter after" way less often since digital clocks have became more commonplace.message-squaremessage-square152fedilinkarrow-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 · 11 months agomessage-square152fedilink
minus-squareTheHarpyEagle@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up9·11 months agoI think it’s because, visually, 3:15 puts the minute hand a quarter of the way around the clock face. Digital clocks don’t have a corresponding visual.
I think it’s because, visually, 3:15 puts the minute hand a quarter of the way around the clock face. Digital clocks don’t have a corresponding visual.