The big hand is on the 3 and the little hand is on the 10. What time is it? Well we could say it's "ten fifteen". We could also say that it is "quarter after 10". Why can't we say "ten and a quarter" or "fifteen after 10"?
Why is "quarter after seven" okay but "three quarters to eight" is wrong? "Twenty after three" is just peachy but heaven forbid you should say "forty to four".
And why is it just fine and dandy to say that it's "half past twelve" but people look at you funny if you say "half til one".
Frankly I'm sick of it and I'm not going to take it any more. Free your mind and your ass will follow! Join me in rebellion against these outdated and nonsensical clock mores!
What time is it?
I said WHAT TIME IS IT?
It's fourty three to two!
YEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAARRGGGGHHHHHHHHHH!!!
POINTS: 3 points for the first person to name my source for the title of this post. No searching, please! And my source is not a bunch of no talent copy cats either.
"Hazy Shade of Winter", by Simon & Garfunkel.
Dang, that was fast! I figured people might remember the Bangles version but nobody would remember Paul & Art.
3 points for Barry!
you see to add to the dilema in the UK we dont say " a quarter after" anything (that would be bad english). We say "quarter past" "ten past" etc.
It would seem that the whole quater, twenty, to, past thing could be put down to laziness. Saying "quarter to" is quicker than saying "seventeen minuets to".
I dont know im at work and bored.
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