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		enobrev on April 10, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Reasons to turn down the transmit power of your Wi... That reminds me of how in the Northeast they say "Quarter of [hour]" whereas in the Midwest it's "Quarter after [hour]". The former confuses me every time, with my immediate thought being "is 'of' before or after"? My wife, who is from the Northeast, just confirmed it's "before" Edit: I mistyped my comment as "after". The replies are justified.

thescriptkiddie on April 10, 2019 | [–]

I'm pretty sure that "quarter of" means 15 minutes before, not after. But confusingly, I've also heard people day just "quarter" (no "of") to mean 15 minutes after.

Dylan16807 on April 10, 2019 | | [–]

"quarter of" is easy.

Try asking people what "half three" means.

smackmybishop on April 10, 2019 | [–]

Your wife is wrong, it means "before."

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