GiuseppeAndTheYeti@midwest.social to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 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 · 7 months agomessage-square169fedilink
minus-squareWrench@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·7 months agoNever saw the point. It doesn’t save syllables, and people unaccustomed to it get confused
Never saw the point. It doesn’t save syllables, and people unaccustomed to it get confused