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If you were asked what the time is, how would you reply? It's a quarter to three It's a quarter before three It's two forty-five. It's quarter to three. It's quarter of three. Votes: 246 Comments: 3 Added: September 2004 Comments: ... - 26th September 2004 12:55 "It's a quarter till three." "Three o'clock." "Almost three." "Three."   Josh - 9th February 2007 00:39 I never really understood the whole quarters fascination. It screws you over when it's x:30 or close. (Unless people say "half to 3...but I've never heard that.) And when I hear quarter to three, the first thing I do is mentally convert it to two forty-five anyway. Just more work.   Bryan - 27th February 2008 00:01 The difference between 'to' and 'of' may be primarily American vs. British. The difference between 'quarter to three' and 'two forty-five' is, I'm convinced, mostly a matter of age. Listen to children and teenagers - they rarely use 'quarter to three'. Why? Because that is a visual reference to clock hands and they were brought up on digital.   You must vote before you can post a comment. Browse our language polls: Page: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |  Next »

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