A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. The most popular seem to be lighthearted clever little truths, hidden in daily life.
Here are some examples to inspire your own showerthoughts:
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The convention for (15-minute) fractional hours is to name the fraction of the time from the previous hour to the next one.
eg:
3:15 -> "viertel vier" = "quarter four"
3:30 -> "halb vier" ("hoiba viere" in dialekt) = "half four"
3:45 -> "dreiviertel vier" = "three quarters four"
I generally avoided use of the quarter/half shorthand because people often say it with no context.
“What time is it?”
“Half past.”
Half past what? Sort of an assumption that the asker has a clue what hour it is, but if they knew, why would they ask the time?
I’m not sad to see the phrases go.
Never actually heard anyone exclude the hour, it's always "half past 3", "quarter to 8", "5 till 6", etc
That's why people usually say Half past 5, in my experience anyway.
I'm 46 and for as long as I can remember I've used "half past" and "quarter to" etc. Even during the years when I used a digital watch I transferred to do this now often than not. I'll use it with my Kuga as well and they understand and often do the same.
I hear these phrases(the romanian version) much more often than an exact time
This is also how i was taught time in english
In Lesotho (and I assume other developing countries that teach the English standard) they use those phrases because the 24-hour day and 60-minute hours are a foreign concept to many kids and their families.
Nowadays is easier just to say the precise time down to the minute.
I still round, I'll call 3:11 3:10 when the precision doesn't matter.
In a way it is a bit sad though. It gives a more rigid feeling to things. "about quarter past" would usually be something between :10 and :20. There is room for interpretation and time feels more available with less demanded precision.
On the other hand, quarter inch and half mile and such are meant to be precise?