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[notyourbroom]

so here's my doublecrossing lexitrick--

I have "quarter till" as my underlying form
(as I say "quarter till" when the next hour is known),
but I say it like "quarter t'five" when I have to specify the hour.

Does anyone else do this?


Also, people who say "quarter of" confuse me, because I don't even know what that means. I just included it as a hypothetical option because I've heard Objectionable and Scandalous Rumours of its existence.


P.S. Earl Grey is reasonably hott, as the saying goes. I'm completely just one bald head, a starship, and a matter replicator away from becoming a Picard.

Comments

[beanrows.livejournal.com]

I've never understood "__ of." I always say "__ to"...might be a Canadian thing...

[runeinalya.livejournal.com]

"Quarter of" is "quarter before", as far as I'm aware. I'm pretty sure it's mainly a Philadelphian thing -- or at least that's what I'm told. "Quarter of five" would therefore be 4:45. I've heard it used quite a bit, but it's slightly confusing sometimes even for me.

[drake-anaya.livejournal.com]

doesn't the "quarter of" thing stem from Germanix?
I... uh... forgot how to tell time.

[notyourbroom.livejournal.com]

Viertel vor [nummer]

vor is more like .. infrontof or before. 'von' is the 'of' or 'from'.

[nekokaze.livejournal.com]

The "of" thing always fucked me up in like first grade math.

My prof. thinks people who pronounce it [kɔɹɾɚ] are weird. :/

[marisa-b.livejournal.com]

I've always known 'quarter of' to mean 'quarter after', and I thought it was British. I've definitely heard it, but it's not natural for me to use, personally.

(Enough contradictions for you?)

I do say 'quarter t'five', but it's short for 'to'. Have almost never heard 'till', as far as I know.

[marisa-b.livejournal.com]

Huh. Maybe I'm wrong, at least if Google has anything to say about it. Interesting.