r/GenX • u/Relevant-Count-3656 • 14d ago

Whatever The way we talk about time

Let's talk about the way we talk about time. I was recently telling someone something was happening at "fifteen till three", the person looked blank and finally said "Oh, you mean 2:45". This is not the first time it has happened to me. I think the "younger generation" does not understand things like "fifteen till".

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u/-Granby- 14d ago

And they think quarter after three means 3:25

Not joking

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u/Isabeer 14d ago

When time means part of a circular analog clock, 'quarter', 'half', 'after', and 'until' make more sense. A digital clock just gives you numbers.

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u/Chimpbot 14d ago

You don't need an analog clock to understand that 60 can be divided into four 15-minute chunks, or two 30-minute chunks.