I hear phrases like "half-past", "quarter til", and "quarter after" way less often since digital clocks have became more commonplace.

GiuseppeAndTheYeti@midwest.social · 7 months ago

I hear phrases like "half-past", "quarter til", and "quarter after" way less often since digital clocks have became more commonplace.

Dagwood222@lemm.ee · 7 months ago

A quarter to 1400 does sound a bit odd.

KnightontheSun@lemmy.world · edit-2 12 days ago

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superfes@lemmy.world · 7 months ago

I use these all the time, my kids say “just tell me what time it is.”

pimento64@sopuli.xyz · 7 months ago

I did the same thing with my parents, mostly because they’d just say “quarter after” but would never say any number. If you made a word cloud of everything I’ve ever said in my life, “after what” would be gigantic in the center with every other word tiny around the edges.