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This is regional. US never used quarters afaik.
by dboreham 2y ago
This is regional. US never used quarters afaik.
- scrozier 2y agoOh yes, I grew saying "quarter past four." Probably don't anymore, but it was definitely in the vernacular in the US in years past.
- Gormo 2y agoWhat do you mean? People in the US routinely use "quarter after" and "quarter to" when telling time.
- JohnBooty 2y agoI've only ever lived in NE USA, but I have traveled, and I definitely don't think it's regional. Generational though, sure.
- dredmorbius 2y agoNo, its absolutely widespread that they do. You can confirm this by searching "quarter past" at any significant US website, e.g., the NY Times: <https://duckduckgo.com/?q=site%3Anytimes.com+%22quarter+past https://duckduckgo.com/?q=site%3Anytimes.com+%22quarter+past> "Quarter of" or "quarter to" are less frequent, but can be found and heard.