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Re:All clocks are 30 seconds late by dboreham on Monday January 06, 2025 @01:59PM (#42614032)
This is regional. US never used quarters afaik.
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Re:All clocks are 30 seconds late by scrozier on Monday January 06, 2025 @03:21PM (#42615236)
Oh yes, I grew saying "quarter past four." Probably don't anymore, but it was definitely in the vernacular in the US in years past.
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Re:All clocks are 30 seconds late by Gormo on Monday January 06, 2025 @04:53PM (#42616386)
What do you mean? People in the US routinely use "quarter after" and "quarter to" when telling time.
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Re:All clocks are 30 seconds late by JohnBooty on Monday January 06, 2025 @05:07PM (#42616526)
I've only ever lived in NE USA, but I have traveled, and I definitely don't think it's regional.

Generational though, sure.

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Re:All clocks are 30 seconds late by dredmorbius on Tuesday January 07, 2025 @10:25PM (#42630566)
No, its absolutely widespread that they do.

You can confirm this by searching "quarter past" at any significant US website, e.g., the NY Times:

<https://duckduckgo.com/?q=site%3Anytimes.com+%22quarter+past>

"Quarter of" or "quarter to" are less frequent, but can be found and heard.

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