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That reminds me of how in the Northeast they say "Quarter of [hour]" whereas in the Midwest it's "Quarter after [hour]". The former confuses me every time, wit
by enobrev 8y ago
That reminds me of how in the Northeast they say "Quarter of [hour]" whereas in the Midwest it's "Quarter after [hour]". The former confuses me every time, with my immediate thought being "is 'of' before or after"? My wife, who is from the Northeast, just confirmed it's "before"
Edit: I mistyped my comment as "after". The replies are justified.
- thescriptkiddie 8y agoI'm pretty sure that "quarter of" means 15 minutes before, not after. But confusingly, I've also heard people day just "quarter" (no "of") to mean 15 minutes after.
- smackmybishop 8y agoYour wife is wrong, it means "before."
- Dylan16807 8y ago"quarter of" is easy. Try asking people what "half three" means.