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Showerthoughts

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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: 1

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[–] Feathercrown 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Anyone using "quarter of" to mean X:15 is just incorrect. That's "quarter after".

[–] John_McMurray -2 points 10 months ago (3 children)

When you say quarter of, you are supposed to say the next hour. Quarter after 4 is a quarter of 5.

[–] Feathercrown 2 points 10 months ago

That's... I guess that makes sense but that's really weird and ambiguous.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Quarter after four is 4:15.

Quarter of five is 4:45. Also quarter to five and quarter til five.

I'm seeing other comments that suggest I might be wrong. Especially in regards to other languages.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

I would not have guessed that meaning of "of." I think we should stick to "til" or "past" for clarity.