• PoopingCough@lemmy.world
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    8 months ago

    Even worse than that imo is ‘quarter of’. I swear to god it’s been used to mean both before or after whatever hour they’re talking about

    • Willy@sh.itjust.works
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      8 months ago

      mfrs think I know what hours its close to when I probably don’t know the day and am lucky to know what month it is.

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          8 months ago

          Quarter after four is 4:15.

          Quarter of five is 4:45. Also quarter to five and quarter til five.

          I’m seeing other comments that suggest I might be wrong. Especially in regards to other languages.

        • Thistledown@rblind.com
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          8 months ago

          I would not have guessed that meaning of “of.” I think we should stick to “til” or “past” for clarity.