"no" banana to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world • edit-22 days agoSomething's rotten in Denmarklemmy.worldimagemessage-square168fedilinkarrow-up1680arrow-down15
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minus-squareMatch!!linkfedilinkEnglish1•2 days 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-square@tamal3@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink1•2 days 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.