Quarter “until” makes more sense than quarter to.
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smeg@feddit.uk 6 months ago
I’m not sure if this meme is doubly trolling me here, but please tell me nobody says “a quarter til ten” instead of “quarter to ten”!
meliaesc@lemmy.world 6 months ago
smeg@feddit.uk 6 months ago
Well it’s language, it’s pretty arbitrary, you say what you learned rather than what makes the most sense
meliaesc@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Just wanted to represent your “nobody”!
smeg@feddit.uk 6 months ago
You’ve pulled back the curtain to reveal horrors beyond my imagination!
FlickOfTheBean@lemmy.world 6 months ago
What’s the difference?
Maybe it’s having been raised in the south, but I’m used to hearing both. Maybe it’s a regional difference?
Though if I go for til these days, I’m more likely to say until rather than just til lol
smeg@feddit.uk 6 months ago
The difference is I’ve never heard anyone say “quarter til ten” before so it sounds very strange. As for it being a regional difference I guess it depends what region of the world you were raised in the south of!
Pyroglyph@lemmy.world 6 months ago
I’ve only ever heard “to” as well, never “til”. Although the latter does make more sense, the former rolls off the tongue a lot easier.
guriinii@lemmy.world 6 months ago
First time I’m hearing of it also. Like “cowboy time” doesn’t work if its “til”
crimroy@sopuli.xyz 6 months ago
I would say “quarter of” 10. So there.
The_Picard_Maneuver@startrek.website 6 months ago
Isn’t ‘quarter of’ 10:15?
(I always use “quarter to” or “quarter til”, but never “quarter of”)
Kase@lemmy.world 6 months ago
I got 2:30, but I doubt that’s what they mean
crimroy@sopuli.xyz 6 months ago
Haha I like that take on it. Idk, that’s just always how I’ve always said it. That is, when I don’t say 9:45 like a normal human. Northeast US, if that makes a difference
smeg@feddit.uk 6 months ago
You’re just fucking with me now!
MedicPigBabySaver@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Yep
Mongostein@lemmy.ca 6 months ago
“Quarter on ten” checking in :p