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I grew up being taught how to say "half past or ten to" in school, but I think people stopped doing it when digital clocks became cheap and ubiquitous (in the 9
by cbhl 9y ago
I grew up being taught how to say "half past or ten to" in school, but I think people stopped doing it when digital clocks became cheap and ubiquitous (in the 90s).
- spc476 9y agoFor a while, as a joke, I used to say stuff like "it's 5 till a quarter past X" or "it's 20 past a quarter to Y". It tends to throw people off.