I think this is fascinating, because I'd gotten into this conversation with another Canadian before (you've even met!)
I do say "quarter of" and "quarter after" - this was a curiosity to him, because he didn't quite understand what I meant. I don't even know where I got it from, but one of the previous comments is correct. It's "quarter of" if the hour is assumed, but I don't ever say "quarter of [hour]." I'm more likely just to say "[hour] forty-five" if the hour is needed.
Sounds so complicated for such a little thing, doesn't it? Then again, I almost went through the roof when I found out that in your supermarkets there's actually a "pop" aisle. Soda doesn't exist there. *grin* O NOES NOT TEH SODA!
Pronunciations are also a fun thing between the two of us. Ah, little cultural differences that provide hours of entertainment.
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I do say "quarter of" and "quarter after" - this was a curiosity to him, because he didn't quite understand what I meant. I don't even know where I got it from, but one of the previous comments is correct. It's "quarter of" if the hour is assumed, but I don't ever say "quarter of [hour]." I'm more likely just to say "[hour] forty-five" if the hour is needed.
Sounds so complicated for such a little thing, doesn't it? Then again, I almost went through the roof when I found out that in your supermarkets there's actually a "pop" aisle. Soda doesn't exist there. *grin* O NOES NOT TEH SODA!
Pronunciations are also a fun thing between the two of us. Ah, little cultural differences that provide hours of entertainment.
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