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Vincent Teo Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

quarter of three

can I say,

it's quarter of three. / a quarter of three.
  

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Vincent Teo can I say,it's quarter of three. / a quarter of three. In the UK it would be "It's (a) quarter to three".

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  • Vincent Teo can I say,it's quarter of three.
  • / a quarter of three.
  • In the UK it would be "It's (a) quarter to three".
  • "a" is usually omitted.
  • "of" sounds old-fashioned or dialect.
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Vincent Teo can I say,it's quarter of three. / a quarter of three.
In the UK it would be "It's (a) quarter to three". "a" is usually omitted. "of" sounds old-fashioned or dialect.

I'm not sure myself about US usage, but this is what Macmillan Dictionary says:

When the time is 15 minutes after the hour, British people always say quar
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GPYWhen the time is 15 minutes after the hour, British people always say quarter past the hour and American people usually say a quarter after the hour. I have some doubt about that. And people usually prefer to use the one
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