Re: The English/French counting system (WAS: number systems from conlangs)
| From: | John Cowan <cowan@...> |
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| Date: | Wednesday, September 17, 2003, 0:52 |
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Tim May scripsit:
> Is the form "quarter to" ever used? (In BrE, "quarter till" sounds
> unidiomatic, and "quarter of" incomprehensible.)
Yes, definitely.
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