GiuseppeAndTheYeti@midwest.social 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-square167fedilinkarrow-up1450arrow-down119
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 Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 months agomessage-square167fedilink
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