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[Alex K]

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[LadyNorwood]

Alex K Wrote:

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> ...ah, urban life. **sigh** And work starts at

> six. Oh, well.

"Quarter of three" - what does this mean??

[uncleglen]

Quarter to 3, quarter past 3? Who knows- a quarter of 3 is 0.75

[northlondoner]

It's American for a quarter to three

[Seabag]

Surely, it would be Quarter off three

Anyway, I was kept up all night by a cow mooing, in the countryside & then by chickens too

Oh, how we laughed !

[Salsaboy]

It's 5-0 looking for illegal American immigrants.

[viva33]

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[Alex K]

"Of" to indicate direction (or extent of separation): North of London, or within an hour of Victoria Station, or "quarter of three". Probably too much American TV before falling asleep.

[Loz]

You want to try to fathom German time descriptions. "Half-three" is 2.30.

[Alex K]

Thanks, all. Too much American TV before bedtime, I reckon. -- North OF London, within a half-mile OF Goose Green... "of" meaning direction, limit, distance. Or something. Maybe that's where the "quarter OF three" fits in.

[northlondoner]

I think Seabag must be right and it must derive from a quarter off - but perhaps bastardised to "of"