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Originally Posted by SeaBookGuy
Do they still have "time" (speaking clock) as a telephone service? My folks would've been furious when the bill arrived if I'd ever called it! In books, I've heard of folks calling it and pretending to have a conversation such as "Why Myrtle, you have a temperature of 102! I'll be right over with some extra strength aspirin!" to get rid of an unwanted guest.
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When I lived in the Midwest, it was "quarter 'til" and "quarter after". In the West, I find "quarter to" is more common.
What do you mean by speaking clock service? A real person or automated? When I was a kid, we used to call a phone number to get an automated time and temperature report. We mostly used it to check the weather when you were getting ready for school and planning what to wear. It was a local number and free. With the internet and smartphones, this service has become obsolete. I guess it is sort of like the current trend that fewer people wear watches.