• RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world
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    8 months ago

    I generally avoided use of the quarter/half shorthand because people often say it with no context.

    “What time is it?”

    “Half past.”

    Half past what? Sort of an assumption that the asker has a clue what hour it is, but if they knew, why would they ask the time?

    I’m not sad to see the phrases go.