Why did "fifteen" replace "quarter" in relation to mins/hours? As in 'quarter past 10' vs 10:15 or 'quarter of an hour' instead of 15 mins.
.@zem42 I suspect it goes back to wristwatches...before that your sense of time would be auditory (clock strikes) more than visual.
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