The Picard Maneuver@startrek.website to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 1 year agoJust speak normallystartrek.websiteimagemessage-square29fedilinkarrow-up1983arrow-down121
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minus-squaremiss_brainfart@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 year agoIn german you’d just say quarter ten, half ten and three quarters ten for 9:15, 9:30 and 9:45 respectively
minus-squaremiss_brainfart@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 year agoThough not every region in Germany will do that, some think it’s stupid, but it makes sense to me. Quarter ten for example means a quarter of the tenth hour is over, so 9:15. There’s good logic behind it, at least
In german you’d just say quarter ten, half ten and three quarters ten for 9:15, 9:30 and 9:45 respectively
Madness!
Though not every region in Germany will do that, some think it’s stupid, but it makes sense to me.
Quarter ten for example means a quarter of the tenth hour is over, so 9:15. There’s good logic behind it, at least