"no" banana@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · edit-22 days agoSomething's rotten in Denmarklemmy.worldimagemessage-square167fedilinkarrow-up1672arrow-down15
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minus-squareMatch!!@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 day agofor no particular reason, in English, 5:30 can be said as “half past 5” but never “half until 6”. (but “five thirty” is still more common)
minus-squaretamal3@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 day agoQuarter-past the hour, and quarter-till, are still common. Though perhaps less common as we move towards digital clocks.
for no particular reason, in English, 5:30 can be said as “half past 5” but never “half until 6”. (but “five thirty” is still more common)
Quarter-past the hour, and quarter-till, are still common. Though perhaps less common as we move towards digital clocks.