I hear phrases like "half-past", "quarter til", and "quarter after" way less often since digital clocks have became more commonplace.

GiuseppeAndTheYeti@midwest.social · 8 months ago

I hear phrases like "half-past", "quarter til", and "quarter after" way less often since digital clocks have became more commonplace.

irish_link@lemmy.world · 8 months ago

Ahhh!!! That totally makes sense. I took the comment to be about digital clocks specifically vs analog clocks. Not about the type of time keeping. Then the translation analogy totally makes sense and works! Gotta love learning new things from people. Thanks Swedneck!