Thread: Telling time in U. K. English
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Old 08-04-2011, 11:30 AM   #330
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Originally Posted by taosaur View Post
I wouldn't say I've never heard "quarter of," but the way I've heard it most commonly in the East and Midwest is "quarter 'til."
I lived most of my not-so-short life in the east and have never heard anyone say "quarter til" that I can recall. If anything, as an alternative to "quarter of" I'd expect to hear "quarter to" (spoken as "quarter da") instead.
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