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Matress Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

a quarter/quarter

0All grammars that I´ve seen bring the time in this form: 02br
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00A quarter pas eight: for example, but I´ve found in an excellent academic book sentence in this form: Now it is quarter past eight on a Tuesday evening. There isn´t (a) before the word quarter. Why? I think it should be : Now it is (a) quarter past eight on a Tuesday evening. 02br
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00I´m wrong, or it is informal, but a academic book shoudn´t brings informal language. 02br
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0 We need more context - What academic book is this? Can you give the sentence before and after this phrase?0-
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0 It is acceptable to say either one: 02br
00It is a quarter past eight. It is a quarter after the hour.02br
00It is quarter past eight. It is half past eight. 0-
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10Whole context. 02br
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0Hi,02br
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01font00Now it is quarter past eight 02font00sounds wrong to me, except00 in very rapid and idiomatic kind of speaking.02br
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00Best wishes, Clive0-
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1font00Now it is quarter past eight02font00 would be first choice in BrE.02br
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01font00Now it is a quarter past eight02font00 sounds more stilted to British ears, and a 01font00quarter after eight02font00 is incorrect in BrE.0-
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