I hear phrases like "half-past", "quarter til", and "quarter after" way less often since digital clocks have became more commonplace.GiuseppeAndTheYeti@midwest.social to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world – 420 points – 4 months ago170Post a CommentPreviewYou are viewing a single commentView all commentsShow the parent commentThere was a solid decade where the pattern broke, and so e people didn't get back into it. Two thousand, two thousand one etc don't really work as "twenty oh-one", etc.2 more...
There was a solid decade where the pattern broke, and so e people didn't get back into it. Two thousand, two thousand one etc don't really work as "twenty oh-one", etc.2 more...
There was a solid decade where the pattern broke, and so e people didn't get back into it.
Two thousand, two thousand one etc don't really work as "twenty oh-one", etc.