Re: The English/French counting system (WAS: number systems fromconlangs)
| From: | Nik Taylor <yonjuuni@...> |
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| Date: | Monday, September 15, 2003, 22:03 |
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David Barrow wrote:
> don't Americans say 'after' rather than 'past'
Both are used. I myself usually say things like "quarter past", but
things like "quarter after" are also used.
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