GiuseppeAndTheYeti@midwest.social to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 months agoI hear phrases like "half-past", "quarter til", and "quarter after" way less often since digital clocks have became more commonplace.message-squaremessage-square169fedilinkarrow-up1450arrow-down120
arrow-up1430arrow-down1message-squareI 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.worldEnglish · 8 months agomessage-square169fedilink
minus-squareTheHarpyEagle@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up9·8 months agoI think it’s because, visually, 3:15 puts the minute hand a quarter of the way around the clock face. Digital clocks don’t have a corresponding visual.
I think it’s because, visually, 3:15 puts the minute hand a quarter of the way around the clock face. Digital clocks don’t have a corresponding visual.