GiuseppeAndTheYeti@midwest.social to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agoI hear phrases like "half-past", "quarter til", and "quarter after" way less often since digital clocks have became more commonplace.message-squaremessage-square170fedilinkarrow-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 · 5 months agomessage-square170fedilink
minus-squareBob@feddit.nllinkfedilinkarrow-up3·5 months agoSame in English, except that we say “half past” for xx:30. 08:35 is “twenty-five to nine”.
Same in English, except that we say “half past” for xx:30. 08:35 is “twenty-five to nine”.