GiuseppeAndTheYeti@midwest.social to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 months agoI hear phrases like "half-past", "quarter til", and "quarter after" way less often since digital clocks have became more commonplace.message-squaremessage-square169fedilinkarrow-up1451arrow-down120
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 · 8 months agomessage-square169fedilink
minus-squareBoblinkfedilinkarrow-up3·8 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”.